There ought to be a robust, uninhibited conversation in black America with different black ideological perspectives.
Cornel WestBarack Obama has domesticated the left in such a way that we feel as if we have no alternative but him...I refuse to accept that.
Cornel WestPoor people and working people have not been the focus of the Obama administration. That for me is not just a disappointment but a kind of betrayal.
Cornel WestWe don't hear our president [Barack Obama] talking about the need for high-quality jobs for everybody, giving it priority, not just giving a speech in Detroit. That's fine, but speaking to Tim Geithner, speaking to Larry Summers. When are you going to make jobs, jobs, jobs a priority rather than Wall Street, Wall Street, Wall Street a priority? That's what I'm concerned about.
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