Cornel West
Party
Independent
Home State
California
Experience
Prominent activist and university professor who has taught at prestigious institutions such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. He is currently a Philosophy Professor at Union Theological Seminary.
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Cornel West believes that the economic problems many Americans face today is due to corporate greed. In order to achieve economic and worker justice Cornel West proposes, in part, a commission on Universal Basic Income, ending tax loopholes for the ultrawealthy, raising the federal minimum wage to $27 an hour, a four day work week, and six months paid parental leave.
Well known for his stance on climate change, Cornel West promises to declare a climate emergency, nationalize the fossil fuel industry, end all oil and gas leases on federal lands, climate reparations, and cease all water privatization.
Cornel West believes that Israel is an apartheid state guilty of genocide. He is a vocal critic of the Biden administrations support of Israel’s war in Palestine. Cornel West calls for an immediate cease fire.