John McCain and Barack Obama–where do they stand on corporate taxes? Will their positions hold up after the U.S. is forced to spend billions of dollars on the current …

Psychologist and Democratic political consultant Drew Westen, the author of “The Political Brain,” talks to NOW’s David Brancaccio about how appealing to voters’ emotions reaps bigger electoral rewards than hammering …

Here’s a schedule of upcoming election-related programming on PBS, September to October. PBS is the source for *all* of the Presidential and VP debates and discussions. Some coverage will be watchable online.

John Dickerson (Slate), Michael Duffy (Time), Doyle McManus (Los Angeles Times), Michele Norris (National Public Radio) and host Gwen Ifill discuss:
* McCain Taps Palin as Running Mate
* Obama Nomination Takes Step Toward Unity
* McCain Also Needs to Unify Party
Watch here. Originally aired 8/29/2008

With Barack Obama officially nominated as the Democrat’s Presidential nominee, is it time to re-think affirmative action? NOW on PBS looks at some state ballot measures that would eliminate race or gender considerations in public hiring, contracting and education programs.