Cornel West is a philosopher at Harvard Divinity School and a political activist. His works include Race Matters and Democracy Matters, and he is the cohost of The Tight Rope podcast.
The horrors of Donald Trump’s second term didn’t come from nowhere, Cornel West argues. They’re the inevitable result of decades of neoliberal policies that built the oligarchy, which, at long last, got behind him in 2024.
In Seattle, a bill advanced by socialist city council member Kshama Sawant has outlawed caste discrimination. She and Cornel West argue in Jacobin that the law is a victory against oppression.
As wars ratchet up across the globe and the ecological crisis wreaks widespread havoc, internationalist politics is more necessary than ever. Cornel West explains why the fight for climate justice must join with an anti-militarist movement now.
Cornel West talks to Jacobin about what the Bernie Sanders campaign represented, what its failure means, and why Democrats think they can win over black and brown voters with just “symbolic decorative changes.”
Philosopher and activist Cornel West discusses the presidential election and why a democratic socialist vision is necessary to overcome capitalism and build a better society.