If they think they have issues with the president not doing enough for the poor now, wait and see what happens if the opposition takes office. Then they would really need a poverty tour. Cornel West issueofficeopposition Change image and share on social
Barack Obama commits war crimes - Somalia, Yemen. He commits war crimes in Pakistan, Afghanistan. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to keep a spotlight on war crimes, to keep track of the innocents killed... There is a major clash. Cornel West afghanistanbarackclash share on social
Larry Summers, I think, he had a long history of arrogance and relative ignorance about poor people's culture and working people's culture and so forth. Cornel West arroganceculturehistory Change image and share on social
If you view life as a gold rush, you're going to end up worshiping a golden calf. And when you call for help, and that golden calf can't respond, you go under. Cornel West calfcallend Change image and share on social
I'm against genocide. I'm against fascism. I'm willing to fight against them so that, in that sense, I think one can still be committed to justice and committed to peace but recognize the circumstances under which one does have to fight. Cornel West circumstancecommitfascism share on social
We will not allow this day of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to go without somebody going to jail. Cornel West dayjailking Change image and share on social
Clever gimmicks of mass distraction yield a cheap soulcraft of addicted and self-medicated narcissists. Cornel West addictcheapclever Change image and share on social
I'm an old Coltrane disciple just like I'm a Christian. Cornel West christiancoltranedisciple Change image and share on social
I am excited to have a black president because white supremacy is real and it needs to be shattered. Cornel West blackexcitepresident Change image and share on social
We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people. Cornel West democraticobamapeople Change image and share on social