Charlie Rose

Dan Rather talks about his memoir, "I Remember." Thom Henley of The Endangered Peoples Project, Monica Whelan of Rainforest Action, and tribesmen Mutang Tuo and Mutang Urud discuss the destruction of the rain forests of Borneo by foreign logging companies.

Journalists James Ledbetter, Nancy Collins, and Kevin Goldman discuss the shifting power in news and broadcast media. Choreographer Tommy Tune on his career in dance. Mauricio Obregon on the myths surrounding explorer and colonizer Christopher Columbus.

Shelby Steele talks about his book of essays, "The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America." Attorneys Judith Vladeck and Gloria E.A. Toote debate the legal issues in the Clarence Thomas sexual harassment case. David Halberstam on Major League Baseball and his 1989 book, "Summer of '49."

R. W. Apple of the New York Times comments on the current state of the Clarence Thomas hearings and the sexual harassment charges against him. The conversation about Clarence Thomas continues with former representative Bella Abzug, attorney Lynn Hecht Schafran, and journalist Tony Brown. Terrence McNally discusses his film "Frankie and Johnny," starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino. Holocaust survivors Abe Chapnick and David Yager and soldiers E. J. McConnell and Walter Woodson reflect on the day the camps were liberated.

Senator Bill Bradley talks about the state of politics in the United States. Cornel West on race and the sexual harassment charges against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.

A discussion of Anita Hill's testimony in the sexual harassment case against Judge Clarence Thomas with journalists Sheryl McCarthy and Jonathan Alter. Richard Gere and Lodi Gyari on the influx of Chinese settlers into Tibet. John Feinstein talks about his book, "Hard Courts: Real Life on the Professional Tennis Tours."

Professor Catharine MacKinnon, an expert on sexual harassment and pornography, comments on the Clarence Thomas hearing and the "collusion" of the judiciary committee. NYC Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman and a panel of experts debate fact-finding procedures relating to Anita Hill's accusation of sexual harassment against Judge Clarence Thomas. Playwright Marsha Norman on her musical stage adaption of "The Secret Garden."

Harriet Michel, formerly of the New York Urban League, and radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh debate Clarence Thomas's confirmation to the Supreme Court. Attorneys review the cross-examination of witnesses during the Thomas hearings.

Governor Mario Cuomo discusses whether he will run for president in the '92 elections. Journalists Sam Roberts, Deborah Orin, Lee Miringoff, Michael Kramer, and Floyd Weintraub offer their opinions on whether Cuomo will run.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jimmy Breslin discusses his new book, "Damon Runyon: A Life." New York chefs Daniel Boulud, Andre Soltner, David Bouley, Anne Rosenzweig, and Mark Strausman share their passion for food.

Journalist Rick Smith updates Charlie on the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev's future role in politics with Yeltsin in power, and what might happen to the remnants of the old Soviet cache of nuclear weapons and the KGB. Sen. Emanuel Gold and a diverse panel of experts debate the constitutionality of the "Son of Sam" law, which prohibits criminals from profiting from their stories. After a clip from Paul Taylor's "Made in America: Speaking in Tongues," the choreographer reflects on his career and how life has changed since the '70s.