Georgia’s Child Advocate – What is it going to take to improve the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services [DFCS], a department that has been fraught with problems? Judge Tom Rawlings, a year into his job as Georgia's Child Advocate, joins us to share his analysis and ideas.

Political Psychology – No matter how much time we spend studying a candidate's stance on the issues, when it comes right down to it our emotions overrule our reason. Drew Westen, an Emory psychologist and author of The Political Brain, shares his insights on how we make political decisions.

Next week on Georgia Weekly – How are Georgia’s children faring compared to those in other states? Gaye Smith and Taifa Butler of Georgia Kids Count will tell us. Also – what options are open to people if they have been wrongly convicted? Aimee Maxwell and Calvin Johnson will discuss the work of the Georgia Innocence Project.

[originally broadcast July 13, 2008]