Progressive philosopher Cornel West can be described as a number of things: a social critic, an actor, a radio host and a political activist. And as of this week, a candidate for president of the United States. On Monday, the noted liberal activist announced a surprise run for president as a candidate of the People's Party, a progressive coalition initially formed as a platform for independent Senator Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential run. And like Sanders in both of his campaigns, West is seeking to needle the Democratic Party establishment from...

Author, civil rights activist and professor of philosophy Cornel West has announced he’s running for president as a candidate with the People’s Party. In a short video released Monday, West said his campaign will focus on ending poverty, mass incarceration, wars and ecological collapse, while guaranteeing housing, healthcare, education and living wages for all. Cornel West: “I have decided to run for truth and justice, which takes the form of running for president of the United States as a candidate for the People’s Party. I enter in the quest for...

Nearly half of voters said they do not want to see a rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump and would consider voting for a third-party candidate if there is one. A NewsNation and Decision Desk HQ poll showed that 23.38% of voters said they are very likely to consider a third-party candidate if there is a rematch between Biden and Trump in 2024, while 25.67% said they are somewhat likely to consider voting for a third-party candidate. THE FIGHTS THAT LAY AHEAD IN CONGRESS WITH DEBT...

I doubt that anyone thinks former Harvard Professor and now Princeton University Professor emeritus Cornell West has a chance to win the presidency, but he could well pull black and radical leftist votes from the Democrats’ nominee. He says that he’s running on the ticket of “The People’s Party,” founded in 2016 to support a Bernie Sanders candidacy that did not happen. West announced his candidacy on Twitter with a video: The black-oriented site The Root summarizes the video’s content: “We’re not talking about hating anybody, we’re talking about loving,...

After decades of challenging the Democratic Party from within and without, professor and progressive activist Cornel West announced on Monday that he is running for president in 2024 as the candidate of the independent progressive People’s Party. In a video statement, West declared, “I am running for truth and justice as a presidential candidate for the People’s Party to reintroduce America to the best of itself—fighting to end poverty, mass incarceration, ending wars and ecological collapse, guaranteeing housing, health care, education, and living wages for all!” One of the nation’s...

WASHINGTON — Prominent left-wing activist and professor Cornel West launched an independent 2024 presidential campaign Monday — saying he was on a “quest for justice” and would “go down fighting.” West, 70, announced in a tweeted video that he was running as the candidate of the People’s Party, a move that could cause headaches for Democrats due to his substantial name recognition and charismatic denunciations of status quo politics. “I enter in the quest for truth. I enter in the quest for justice. And the presidency is just one vehicle...

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Progressive scholar and philosopher Cornel West is throwing his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential race, announcing a third-party bid on Monday to stand against both Democrats and the GOP. While he is a long-shot candidate, the left-wing media personality’s third-lane campaign appears to be a clear knock on President Biden and the Democratic Party. "In these bleak times, I have decided to run for truth and justice, which takes the form of running for President of the United States as a candidate for the People’s Party," West...

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, NY — Cornel West, the well-known activist and scholar, who currently teaches at the Union Theological Seminary in Morningside Heights, announced on Monday a 2024 presidential campaign. He will run as a candidate for the People's Party. "I am running for truth and justice as a presidential candidate for the People's Party to reintroduce America to the best of itself — fighting to end poverty, mass incarceration, ending wars and ecological collapse, guaranteeing housing, health care, education and living wages for all!" West tweeted Monday morning. You can...