The Life and Thoughts of Dr. Cornel West | UNAPOLOGETIC

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“That’s part of an empire that has grown rich and grown powerful but refuses to grow up” - Cornel West. In an impassioned and lengthy conversation, Dr Cornel West unapologetically shares moments from his life that shaped him and his ideas and inspired his decision to run as a US presidential candidate. He reflects on his upbringing in the West household, the influence that his parents had on him, how his grandmother was left to bleed to death on the stairs of a whites-only hospital at the age of 31 and how his great uncle was lynched. Dr West also speaks about the influence that Malcolm X and Dr Martin Luther King had on him, his years studying and teaching at Harvard, Princeton and Yale, and how the civil rights movement has evolved throughout his life. He addresses his “critical” support for and eventual disillusionment with Barack Obama, as well as the reasons behind his current presidential run, Israel’s war crimes in Gaza and the “hypocrisy”, “mendacity” and “criminality” of the US political system. Hosted by Ashfaaq Carim CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro and welcome 01:29 - Growing up in the West household 11:04 - On Malcolm X and MLK and the impact they had on Prof West 14:32 - Student life at Ivy League schools in the 70s 19:50 - Harvard and the civil rights movement 26:34 - The US' philosophical problem 30:14 - On becoming a globalist and getting arrested 35:47 - Conflict with Lawrence Summers 46:21 - Overcoming cancer and Barack Obama 57:07 - Reviewing Obama, drone wars, Nafta 01:01:20 - Bernie, Trump and riots in the capital 01:04:45 - Why Cornel West is running for president 01:11:55 - What is real joy 01:19:17 - A year of campaigning 01:26:14 - Addressing controversies and death threats 01:32:00 - Is your candidacy just making it more likely for Trump to win? Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye