The progressive activist and professor is running with the left-wing People's Party, founded by an ex-staffer for Senator Bernie Sanders.
"I come from a tradition where I care about you," West said in the video."I care about the quality of your life. I care about whether you have access to a job with a living wage, decent housing, women having control over their bodies, health care for all, the escalating destruction of the planet, the destruction of American democracy."
Philosopher Cornel West speaks onstage during the"Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise" panel discussion on July 29, 2016, in Beverly Hills, California. West on Monday announced that he is running for president in 2024 with the People's Party."Democracy creates disruption," he continued.
Perhaps best known for his academic activism, West has taught at Yale, Harvard and Princeton, and is currently a professor of philosophy and Christian practice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. He previously garnered attention for
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