I tend to be one who just speaks from my soul, and so what comes out sometimes is rather harsh. In that sense, I'm very much a part of the tradition of a Frederick Douglass or a Malcolm X who used hyperbolic language at times to bring attention to the state of emergency. Cornel West attentionbringdouglas share on social
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
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
You've got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it. Cornel West climatehaveopinion Change image and share on social
I've never been tied to one party or one candidate or even one institution. And that's true even with one church as a Christian. I'm committed to truth and justice. Cornel West candidatechristianchurch Change image and share on social
It's impossible to translate Wall Street greed into one or two demands. Cornel West demandgreedimpossible Change image and share on social
Every president needs to deal with the permanent government of the country, and the permanent government of the country is Wall Street oligarchs and corporate plutocrats and the questions becomes what is the relationship between that president and Wall Street. Cornel West corporatecountrydeal 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
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
A neoliberal disaster is one who generates a mass incarceration regime, who deregulates banks and markets, who promotes chaos of regime change in Libya, supports military coups in Honduras, undermines some of the magnificent efforts in Haiti of working people, and so forth. Cornel West bankchangechaos share on social
