Politics 5015 Videos
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Not in My Backyard, Pt. 1
Air Date 12/02/1991A debate on New York City Mayor David Dinkins' controversial plan to create housing for homeless persons. 09:07 -
Not in My Backyard, Pt. 2
Air Date 12/02/1991Jack Newfield and Ronnie Eldridge join Charlie, Myrtle Whitmore, and Sherletta McCaskill to continue a homelessness discussion. 07:24 -
Not in My Backyard, Pt. 2
Air Date 12/02/1991Jack Newfield and Ronnie Eldridge join Charlie, Myrtle Whitmore, and Sherletta McCaskill to continue a homelessness discussion. 07:24 -
Pete Hamill
Air Date 11/27/1991New York Post columnist Pete Hamill talks about Gov. Mario Cuomo and the prospect Cuomo will run for president. 19:24 -
Crisis in Haiti
Air Date 11/26/1991TV producer Andrew Jones, author Amy Wilentz, and human rights activist Jocelyn McCalla on the refugee crisis in Haiti. 22:20 -
Walter Cronkite
Air Date 11/25/1991Walter Cronkite reflects on how network news has moved away from hard news reporting. 20:39 -
Abba Eban
Air Date 11/21/1991Former Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban analyzes the political situation in the Middle East in the wake of the Madrid Conference of 1991. 20:11 -
Robert Reich
Air Date 11/14/1991Economist Robert Reich suggests what must be done to get the U.S. out of its current recession. 11:51 -
David Duke Candidacy
Air Date 11/14/1991A panel discussion about white nationalist and former KKK leader David Duke's candidacy for Louisiana governor. 26:43 -
The New Paradigm
Air Date 11/13/1991Assistant to President Bush James Pinkerton and others break down the Bush administration's "New Paradigm." 19:03 -
1991 Recession
Air Date 11/12/1991A panel of journalists and economists debate about the severity of the nation's current recession. 22:53 -
J. Emilio Carrillo
Air Date 11/11/1991Dr. J. Emilio Carrillo talks about his resignation from New York City's Health and Hospitals Corporation. 18:47 -
NYC Council
Air Date 11/08/1991Freshmen New York City Council members talk about what they hope to accomplish. 25:24 -
Jonathan Alter
Air Date 11/06/1991Jonathan Alter explains what a Pennsylvania special election result might mean for the '92 presidential election. 10:56 -
Sol Linowitz
Air Date 10/31/1991Via phone from Washington, Sol Linowitz analyzes the proceedings at the Madrid Conference on the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. 03:04 -
Madrid Conference of 1991
Air Date 10/30/1991A discussion about the steps that are being made to bring peace to the Middle East. 17:20 -
'Pozner & Donahue'
Air Date 10/30/1991Phil Donahue and Vladimir Pozner talk about the USSR and their new TV show, "Pozner & Donahue." 21:50 -
The Madrid Summit
Air Date 10/29/1991Nubar Hovsepian and Jonathan Jacoby discuss the Madrid Summit—a conference to broker peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. 15:13 -
Oliver North
Air Date 10/29/1991Oliver North, a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps, on the Iran-Contra scandal. 23:20 -
Crisis in Haiti
Air Date 10/24/1991Haitian refugee Bobby Duval and activist Kerry Kennedy Cuomo describe the humanitarian crisis in Haiti and the plight of asylum seekers. 14:26 -
Hedrick Smith
Air Date 10/21/1991Journalist Rick Smith reports on the dissolution of the Soviet Union and Gorbachev's future role in politics with Yeltsin in power. 18:36 -
Son of Sam Law
Air Date 10/21/1991Sen. Emanuel Gold, author of the "Son of Sam" law, and a diverse panel of experts debate the constitutionality of the law. 19:58 -
Governor Mario Cuomo
Air Date 10/17/1991Gov. Mario Cuomo dances around the issue of whether he will run for President in the '92 elections, and refuses to commit. 34:27 -
Cuomo for President?
Air Date 10/17/1991A panel of journalists offer their opinions on whether Mario Cuomo will run for President. 21:10 -
Clarence Thomas Confirmed
Air Date 10/15/1991Harriet Michel and Rush Limbaugh debate Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court. 44:16 -
Clarence Thomas Hearings
Air Date 10/15/1991Attorneys who have all worked on high-profile cases reflect on the Clarence Thomas hearings. 39:40 -
Judge Thomas Controversy
Air Date 10/14/1991A panel of experts debate fact-finding procedures relating to Anita Hill's accusation of sexual harassment against Judge Clarence Thomas 27:30 -
Catharine MacKinnon
Air Date 10/14/1991Catharine MacKinnon discusses the exclusion during Supreme Court nomination proceedings of Clarence Thomas's pornography use. 13:36 -
Tibet and China
Air Date 10/11/1991Richard Gere and Lodi Gyari on the influx of Chinese settlers into Tibet. 17:04 -
Senator Bill Bradley
Air Date 10/10/1991Senator Bill Bradley talks about the state of politics in the United States. 30:10 -
R. W. Apple, Jr.
Air Date 10/09/1991R. W. Apple, Jr. of the NY Times comments on the Clarence Thomas hearings and the sexual harassment charges against him. 19:15 -
The Liberators
Air Date 10/09/1991Holocaust survivors and soldiers reflect on the day the concentration camps were liberated. 20:23 -
Clarence Thomas Hearing
Air Date 10/08/1991Attorneys Judith Vladeck and Gloria E.A. Toote debate the legal issues in the Clarence Thomas sexual harassment case. 17:04 -
Governor James Florio
Air Date 10/03/1991Governor James Florio of New Jersey explains his state's tax policies. 22:14 -
David Grubin
Air Date 09/30/1991David Grubin discusses his PBS documentary about former President Lyndon Johnson, "LBJ: The American Experience." 09:19