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What's Government For?

This year it's not just about choosing who will govern us, but also how government should work.

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The Boxer-Fiorina Debate: What the Candidates Need to Say

Sen. Barbara Boxer, a four-term Democratic incumbent, will take on Republican challenger Carly Fiorina in a debate Tuesday evening. Host Cy Musiker talks to Barbara O'Connor, director emeritus of the Institute for the Study of Politics and the Media at Sacramento State, about what each candidate needs to say to reach voters.

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During our interview Barbara O'Connor talks about Psychologist Abraham Maslow's theory of self-actualization first proposed in 1943, the Hierarchy of Needs.

Listen to the debate online or check our live-blog.

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