Archiv: Cornel West


28.10.2024 - 03:55 [ Clifton West / CornelWest2024.com ]

Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils Still Leaves Evil.

Dr. Cornel West may not win the vote in this upcoming Presidential election but the truth is on his side. He has been vilified by the Democrats and attempted to be exploited by the Republicans due to his threat to the current power structure and each party’s personal gain.

What is the worth of a govt that exists only to lie to its people for the purpose of securing, exerting, and expanding its own power?

28.10.2024 - 03:41 [ theHill.com ]

Democrats look to quash threat from Green Party’s Jill Stein

(October 18,2024)

Kennedy, who has become a top surrogate for Trump since dropping out, posed a specific threat to Democrats in that he had a famous name attached to their party but aligned politically with the right on many issues. Stein, however, is to the left of most progressives and, in Democrats’ estimation, comes with her own unique baggage.

That lingering, eight-year-old resentment has prompted an uptick of activity across the party, with Harris’s allies strategizing multiple ways to cut off any support she has in states where 1 and 2 percent support could be decisive.

15.10.2024 - 04:27 [ New York Times ]

In a Tight Presidential Race, Third-Party Candidates Present a Wild Card

With a month to go before what is widely expected to be an extraordinarily close election, an extra element of unpredictability looms: In every battleground state, there is at least one third-party or independent presidential candidate on the ballot.

None of these candidates will come anywhere close to winning the presidency. Jill Stein, the Green Party nominee, is polling at about 1 percent nationally, according to New York Times polling released last week. Same with Chase Oliver, the Libertarian Party candidate.

13.10.2024 - 03:00 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

We Are On the Ballot Colorado!

Join Drs. Cornel West and Melina Abdullah in as they share in conversation with Hasira Soul Ashemu about their transformative campaign to bring Truth, Justice and Love to the ballot this November.

Registration is required for entry.

WHEN
October 20, 2024 at 2:00pm – 5pm
WHERE
Shorter Community AME Church
3100 Richard Allen Court
Denver, CO 80205
United States
Google map and directions

13.10.2024 - 02:04 [ Washington Post ]

Democrats attack Green Party’s Jill Stein amid spoiler fears

(October 11, 2024)

“The Kamala Harris campaign is looking for a scapegoat,” Stein said Thursday in an interview, about the Harris campaign’s concern about her candidacy. “They could change their policy right now. The problem is they would rather lose the election than end the genocide.”

Stein is one of three independent candidates who have been registering at least 1 percent in recent public polls, along with the left-leaning scholar Cornel West, who is running on a “truth, justice and love” platform, and libertarian candidate Chase Oliver.

23.09.2024 - 02:19 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

Cornel West 2024 – Ballot Access HQ: History in the Making

Ways to Help:

– Scroll up, click on your state, then the “Learn More” button, to learn how to vote West/Abdullah November 5.
– Sign up under „Volunteer“ on your state page to stay abreast of campaign updates.
– Follow and use #WestAbdullah2024 #CornelWest2024 #TruthJusticeLove on social media to join the online conversation and bring your friends and family in as well.

22.09.2024 - 23:12 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

A Revolution of Values: The West/Abdullah Administration‘s Blueprint for Transformative Change in 100 Days

The West/Abdullah administration‘s first 100 days in office would usher in a paradigm shift in American politics, rooted in the tripartite pillars of truth, justice, and love. This comprehensive plan, aptly described as a „revolution of values,“ outlines a series of audacious initiatives designed to confront systemic inequalities and nurture a more equitable society.
Key initiatives include:

Immediate action on economic justice and poverty abolition
Radical education reform and environmental protection measures
Bold steps on healthcare access and gender equality
Transformative foreign policy and immigration reform
Concrete actions on racial justice and democratic reform
Prioritization of workers‘ rights and labor protections

22.09.2024 - 20:07 [ American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force ]

American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force Calls on Muslim Voters to Turn Out, Support Candidates Who Back Permanent Ceasefire, Arms Embargo, and Other Just Policies

Our message for the American Muslim community

Disagree respectfully: we understand that voting is a personal choice, and our perspectives and personal analysis can lead us all in different directions. Thus, there may not be a definitively right or wrong answer to the question of how American Muslims should vote in 2024. We expect disagreements to occur.

Although healthy debate is valuable, our community members should not disparage each other or assume the worst of each other’s intentions—especially of leaders and groups that have a history of doing good work and acting in good faith.

We must also reject those voices on either side of the 2024 debate who attempt to turn political and strategic disagreement about how to vote into a racial or religious conflict that divides our community.

(…)

American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force

Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action)
Council on American-Islamic Relations Action (CAIR Action)
The Civil Rights Alliance for America
Muslim American Society Action (MAS Action)
Muslim Civic Coalition-Activate
US Council of Muslim Organizations Civic Action Network (USCMO CAN)
Justice America
American Arab & Muslim Political Action Committee (AMPAC)
Voices of Muslims

22.09.2024 - 19:00 [ Anadolu ]

Muslim-American coalition urges support for pro-Palestine candidates in US presidential election

(September 20, 2024)

A coalition of Muslim-American groups announced Friday that it will not endorse Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the November presidential election.

Instead, the coalition encouraged Muslim voters to support pro-Palestine candidates such as Green Party nominee Jill Stein, Justice for All nominee Cornel West, or others who back a ceasefire in Gaza and an arms embargo on Israel.

22.09.2024 - 18:55 [ Middle East Eye ]

US: Muslim groups urge voters to back Jill Stein, Cornel West or other pro-Palestine candidates

(September 20, 2024)

„After extensive consultation, discussion, and deliberation, the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force has decided to encourage American Muslims to vote for any presidential candidate of their choosing who supports a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a US arms embargo on the Israeli government, such as candidates Dr Jill Stein, Dr Cornel West or Chase Oliver,“ read the statement, obtained by Middle East Eye.

The statement was written by the American Muslim 2024 Election Task Force, an umbrella group formed this year that consists of a number of prominent Muslim organisations including the political arms of Americans for Justice in Palestine (AJP), Cair, and the US Council of Muslim Organizations.

18.09.2024 - 16:45 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

Cornel West 2024 – Ballot Access HQ: History in the Making

Ways to Help:

– Scroll up, click on your state, then the “Learn More” button, to learn how to vote West/Abdullah November 5.
– Sign up under „Volunteer“ on your state page to stay abreast of campaign updates.
– Follow and use #WestAbdullah2024 #CornelWest2024 #TruthJusticeLove on social media to join the online conversation and bring your friends and family in as well.

18.09.2024 - 16:24 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

Dr. Cornel West Leads 3rd Party Candidates in Suffolk University/USA Today Poll Showing Strong Second-Choice Support

Dr. Melina Abdullah, vice presidential candidate and co-founder of Black Lives Matter Grassroots, emphasized the importance of this moment. “Dr. West’s candidacy represents a powerful shift toward real justice. Voters are waking up to the fact that there’s more than just the binary choice of Democrat and Republican. We’re building a movement that stands for the people, and this poll shows that more and more voters are aligning with that vision.”

The West/Abdullah campaign has the signatures and minor party nominations it needs to get on the ballot in 18 states. This includes 7 of the battleground states: Michigan, Georgia, Minnesota, Florida, Wisconsin, Virginia and North Carolina. For details on where Dr. West and Dr. Abdullah will appear on the ballot across the United States, please see our campaign’s ballot access map.

21.03.2024 - 01:12 [ Middle East Eye ]

Presidential hopeful Cornel West slams Biden‘s Gaza policy: ‚Our politicians are cowards‘

On this episode of Real Talk we ask White House hopeful Cornel West why he called Joe Biden a ‚war criminal‘.

The progressive scholar who speaks fervently about the war on Gaza and explains why Biden‘s Gaza policy makes him a ‚hypocrite,‘ how Arab-American voters will turn their backs on him and why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a ‚gangster‘.

18.02.2024 - 01:40 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

Defending the Defenders with Dr. Cornel West, Senator Nina Turner, Arshia Ali-Khan, and Basheer Jones

WHEN
March 02, 2024 at 6:30pm – 8:30pm
WHERE
Crystal Banquet
6300 Independence Pkwy
Suite B
Plano, TX 75023
United States

18.02.2024 - 00:30 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

An Evening with Cornel West in NYC!!!

WHEN
February 22, 2024 at 7:00pm – 9:30pm
WHERE
The Center at West Park
165 W 86th Street
New York, NY 10024
United States

09.02.2024 - 00:05 [ Washington Post ]

Democrats sound alarm, take action against Biden’s third-party threats

A recent five-way national poll by Quinnipiac University that named Biden, former president Donald Trump, attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scholar Cornel West and activist Jill Stein showed the combined third-party candidates drawing nearly 1 in 5 voters.

05.02.2024 - 11:45 [ Politico.com ]

Forget No Labels. Biden’s Third-Party Peril is on the Left.

Biden’s deep-seated fear: that Netanyahu is eager to drag the U.S. into a wider war in the Middle East, a conflict that would ensure American weapons keep flowing to the region, troops soon follow and, in the maelstrom, international pressure on him to agree to a Gaza cease-fire and his domestic political difficulties both dissipate.

Not that the president would ever say such things in public.

21.12.2023 - 00:05 [ Quds News Network / Twitter ]

US presidential hopeful Cornel West calls for invoking the Genocide Convention and bringing the case of Israel‘s genocide in Gaza before the International Court of Justice.

20.12.2023 - 14:15 [ Cornel West, Running as an Independent candidate for President / Twitter ]

The humanity of the Palestinian people must never be invisible! Today I called for the International Criminal Court to investigate likely war crimes and violations of Articles 6, 7, and 8 of the ICC’s Rome Statutes committed by PM Netanyahu and the Israel Defense Force.

(19.12.2023)

The indiscriminate killings and genocidal acts against my Palestinian brothers, sisters, and siblings must cease and those guilty of war crimes must be brought to justice. Our full press release is in the comments below.

#Ceasefire #FreePalestine #CornelWest2024

20.12.2023 - 13:57 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

Dr. Cornel West Calls on International Criminal Court to Investigate Likely War Crimes and Other Violations Committed by Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israel Defense Force

Independent candidate for President of the United States, Dr. Cornel West today called on the International Criminal Court to launch an immediate investigation into likely war crimes committed by Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israel Defense Force (IDF).

As more details and evidence emerge, Brother West believes the global community must intervene and administer comeuppance for clear violations of Articles 6 (Genocide), 7 (Crimes Against Humanity), and 8 (War Crimes) of the Rome Statutes of the International Criminal Court as part of a larger set of immediate actions to protect Palestinian civilians including, but not limited to, an immediate and enforced ceasefire.

09.12.2023 - 19:44 [ Cornelwest2024.com ]

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09.12.2023 - 19:30 [ Cornel West, Running as an Independent candidate for President / Twitter ]

The crime of genocide is barbaric, whether it be against Indigenous peoples, Armenians, Jews, Tutsi or Congolese people… Yet, in the midst of actual genocidal attacks against Palestinians by Israeli forces enabled by the US government, Congress focuses on possible genocidal speech acts of students against Jews. This flagrant silence and indifference against Palestinian suffering speaks volumes on the hypocrisy and double standards in American society. #CeaseFireNow #StopTheGenocide

28.11.2023 - 14:59 [ CommonDreams.org ]

Team Biden Goes From Denial to Panic

(Nov 27, 2023)

Our RootsAction.org team had no reason to avoid antagonizing the White House. Immediately after the 2022 election, we launched the Don’t Run Joe campaign. Last winter, it included TV ads in New Hampshire and other early primary states as well as in DC. We also placed full-page ads in print editions of The Hill newspaper, widely read on Capitol Hill; one depicted congressional Democrats as having their heads in the sand. A steady flow of news releases went out, citing data on Biden’s electoral vulnerabilities. A mobile Don’t Run Joe billboard circled the Capitol and White House when Congress reconvened in January.

But elected Democrats, loyal boosters and allied organizations stuck with the party line.

28.11.2023 - 14:55 [ Politico.com ]

The polls keep getting worse for Biden

(25.11.2023)

Biden’s recent slide — and his political predicament some 11 months before Election Day — represent a confluence of slippage with reliable Democratic constituencies like young voters, the outbreak of war in the Middle East and the rise of independent and third-party candidates who could siphon votes from both Biden and Trump.

04.11.2023 - 10:02 [ Cornel West, one of America's most provocative public intellectuals / Twitter ]

People are hungry for change. They want good policies over partisan politics. We need to break the grip of the duopoly and give power to the people. I‘m running as an Independent candidate for President of the United States to end the iron grip of the ruling class and ensure true democracy! Join us Volunteer. Donate. Sign up

04.11.2023 - 10:00 [ CornelWest2024.com ]

We need visionary and courageous presidential leadership

Brother Cornel West is a living embodiment of the power of an independent mind, forever reminding us that greatness is born of the courage to stand apart and speak one‘s truth. Even as a young child, he exhibited the remarkable qualities that would define his life‘s journey and the path to the presidency. In the third grade, he fearlessly stood up to his teacher, challenging her ideas and defying the conventional norms of his time. This act of defiance was not an anomaly but a testament to his calling — the commitment to independent thinking.

Throughout his life, he has fearlessly questioned the status quo, challenged the prevailing narratives, and championed the causes of justice and equality. His unwavering commitment to independent thought and his unapologetic pursuit of truth have made him a revered figure, inspiring others to follow their path, think critically, and never back down from the pursuit of a more just and enlightened world.

03.11.2023 - 18:00 [ Quinnipiac Poll ]

2024 Presidential Race Stays Static In The Face Of Major Events, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; RFK Jr. Receives 22% As Independent Candidate In 3-Way Race

(November 01, 2023)

When the hypothetical 2024 general election matchup broadens to include environmental lawyer and anti- vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who is running as an independent candidate, Biden receives 39 percent support, Trump receives 36 percent support, and Kennedy receives 22 percent support. (…)

When progressive activist Cornel West who is running as an independent candidate is added to make a four-person hypothetical 2024 general election matchup, voters give Biden 36 percent support, Trump 35 percent support, Kennedy 19 percent support, and West 6 percent support.

01.07.2021 - 17:44 [ Consortium News ]

WATCH: Finale of Assange US Tour at National Press Club in Washington

With the WikiLeaks‘ publisher still in Belmarsh Prison in London awaiting the U.K. High Court decision on whether to accept the U.S. application for appeal of a judge’s order not to extradite Assange, his father and brother, John and Gabriel Shipton, are concluding a three-week tour of the United States.

From Miami to Boston to New York, Chicago, St. Paul, Denver, Oakland, Los Angeles and Washington DC, the tour has called on President Joe Biden to withdraw the application for appeal and drop the Espionage Act and computer intrusion charges against Assange.

29.12.2020 - 11:55 [ PeoplesParty.org ]

Susan Sarandon, Rose McGowan, Justin Jackson Join New People’s Party Advisory Council

Joining the Advisory Council are labor leaders, nonprofit leaders, students, scientists, artists, commentators, and elected officials including:

– Amaya Wangeshi — Founder of Beyond Bernie, former volunteer national high school director Bernie 2020
– Chase Iron Eyes — Co-founder of the Last Real Indians
– Cheng-Sim Lim — Board member of Healthcare for All LA, national Bernie Delegate
– Chris Smalls — Founder of The Congress of Essential Workers, led national-reported Amazon warehouse walkout
– Dr. Cornel West — Public intellectual, Harvard professor, author, co-host of The Tight Rope Podcast
– Eleanor Goldfield — Activist, singer, writer, host of Act Out!, creator of Art Killing Apathy
– Eynelys García — Host of the Eynelys Show and YRLA
– Jimmy Dore — Host of The Jimmy Dore Show, host of several Comedy Central Specials, political comedian
– Justin Jackson — NFL running back, LA Chargers
– Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap — National Director, Move to Amend
– Maebe A Girl — Silver Lake Councilwoman, first drag queen elected to public office in the U.S.
– Medea Benjamin — Co-founder of Code Pink
– Mike McCorkle — Former chair of the Progressive Democrats of Colorado, lawyer, national Bernie delegate
– Rep. Mike Sylvester — Maine State Representative, endorsed by DSA
– Omar Fernandez — President of the American Postal Workers Union of VT, executive council member of the VT AFL-CIO
– Dr. Peter Kalmus — Climate scientist, author, Bernie 2020 surrogate
– Ron Placone — Host of Get Your News on with Ron, political comedian
– Rose McGowan — Cultural Resetter, Time Magazine Person of the Year, founder of the Rose Army, NYT bestselling author
– Ryan Knight — Host of the Amped Up Podcast, Medicare for all advocate
– Susan Sarandon — Academy-award winning Actress, nominated for nine Golden Globes, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, activist

21.12.2020 - 00:12 [ Movement for a People´s Party ]

Dr. Cornel West and Jimmy Dore join the People’s Party Advisory Council, launch MPP organizing campaign to Force The Vote on Medicare for all

Public intellectual and Harvard professor Dr. Cornel West and political comedian Jimmy Dore have joined the People’s Party Advisory Council. Together with the Movement for a People’s Party, they are launching the Force The Vote petition and organizing campaign. The campaign aims to pressure The Squad and House progressives to refuse to vote for Rep. Nancy Pelosi as Speaker until she publicly pledges to bring Medicare for all to the floor of the House for a vote. Nearly 10,000 people signed the petition overnight.

Dore hosted Dr. West on The Jimmy Dore Show Friday evening where they broke the news. “We’re joining forces with the Movement for a People’s Party. We are ForceTheVote.org,” said Dore. “There’s never a wrong time to do the right thing. And now is the time, in the middle of a deadly pandemic. There’s never been a better time to have a Medicare for all vote.”

27.08.2020 - 23:40 [ Movement for a People’s Party / Twitter ]

Three days y‘all, three days…#PeoplesConvention

27.08.2020 - 23:30 [ The Hill / Twitter ]

EXCLUSIVE: Cornel West On Whether The Left Should Stick With Dem Party Or Make A Clean BREAK

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22.08.2020 - 10:16 [ Democracy Now! / Twitter ]

„With the decline and fall of the American empire, it looks as if the system is unable to generate enough energy to seriously reform itself. It remains sanitized, superficial,“ @CornelWest says of the Biden-Harris Democratic presidential ticket. „I want fundamental change.“

21.08.2020 - 18:00 [ Mo / Twitter ]

Speakers at the @4aPeoplesParty convention:

@CornelWest

@ninaturner

@GravelInstitute

@marwilliamson

@ProudSocialist

@jimmy_dore

This line up has me fired up!
This is the party that represents me

Mark your calendars: August 30th!

20.08.2020 - 01:49 [ Politico ]

Marianne Williamson is back — to talk about forming a third party

Self-help author Marianne Williamson and former Sen. Mike Gravel — left-wing contenders who ran for the White House this cycle — will appear at the “People’s Convention.” Other previously announced headliners include Nina Turner, Bernie Sanders’ 2020 campaign co-chair, and Cornel West, a Harvard philosopher and past Sanders surrogate.

17.08.2020 - 14:27 [ Movement for a People´s Party ]

MOVEMENT FOR A PEOPLE’S PARTY PEOPLE’S CONVENTION, 2020, August 30

One week after the Democratic and Republican national conventions, people from all walks of life will come together to discuss the state of the nation and plans to form a major new political party in America. A party free of corporate money and influence. A people’s party.

Join us on Sunday, August 30, from 4-6 pm Eastern Time for The People’s Convention.

The Convention will be digital and broadcast live to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages with well over a million subscribers and followers. Sign up for more information and updates.

17.08.2020 - 14:21 [ Jamie York, Antiwar Veteran / Twitter ]

Vote for who you want in 2020, but It’s time to help build the People’s Party. The convention is Aug. 30 with Nina Turner, Cornel West, Ryan Knight, and Jimmy Dore speaking. Register to participate.

12.08.2020 - 08:21 [ Movement for a People´s Party ]

MOVEMENT FOR A PEOPLE’S PARTY PEOPLE’S CONVENTION, 2020, August 30

One week after the Democratic and Republican national conventions, people from all walks of life will come together to discuss the state of the nation and plans to form a major new political party in America. A party free of corporate money and influence. A people’s party.

Join us on Sunday, August 30, from 4-6 pm Eastern Time for The People’s Convention.

The Convention will be digital and broadcast live to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages with well over a million subscribers and followers. Sign up for more information and updates.

12.08.2020 - 08:16 [ Jennifer won't vote for Biden Green2020 / Twitter ]

Both parties have failed us miserably. The Democrats campaigned to end our movement. We need a new party.

Join @4aPeoplesParty
for The People‘s Convention with @ninaturner
, @CornelWest
, @ProudSocialist
, @JimmyDoreShow
and more on Aug 30.

10.08.2020 - 06:11 [ Movement for a People´s Party ]

MOVEMENT FOR A PEOPLE’S PARTY PEOPLE’S CONVENTION, 2020, August 30

One week after the Democratic and Republican national conventions, people from all walks of life will come together to discuss the state of the nation and plans to form a major new political party in America. A party free of corporate money and influence. A people’s party.

Join us on Sunday, August 30, from 4-6 pm Eastern Time for The People’s Convention.

The Convention will be digital and broadcast live to YouTube, Facebook and Twitter pages with well over a million subscribers and followers. Sign up for more information and updates.