Dr. Cornel West Announces Presidential Run

Philosopher and activist Cornel West announced his 2024 presidential campaign with the People’s Party on Monday.

“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 said in a video announcement on Twitter.

“I enter in the quest for truth, I enter in the quest for justice, and the presidency is just one vehicle to pursue that truth and justice — what I’ve been trying to do all of my life.”

West, a philosophy professor, and longtime vocal progressive advocate, said his campaign would focus on health care, living wages, housing, reproductive rights, and “de-escalating the destruction of the planet, the destruction of American democracy.”

With 2024 shaping up to be a rematch between “neofascist” Donald Trump and “milquetoast neoliberal” Joe Biden, West says voters need a real alternative focused on tackling inequality, racism, war, and corporate greed. “There’s an indifference to the plight of the vulnerable,” West tells Democracy Now! He also discusses the war in Ukraine, censorship, right-wing extremism, and allegations of sexual harassment and assault against People’s Party founder Nick Brana, among other topics.

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