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A black agenda is jobs, jobs, jobs, quality education, investment in infrastructure and strong democratic regulation of corporations. The black agenda, at its best, looks at America from the vantage point of the least of these and asks what's best for all.

~Cornel West

Topics: Agenda America Ask Best Black Corporations Democratic Education Infrastructure Investment Jobs Least Looks Point Quality Quality Education Regulation Strong Vantage

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Larry Summers, I think, he had a long history of arrogance and relative ignorance about poor people's culture and working people's culture and so forth.

~Cornel West

Topics: About Arrogance Culture Forth Had He History Ignorance Larry Long Long History People Poor Relative Summers Think Working I Think

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We have a market-driven society so obsessed with buying and selling and obsessed with power and pleasure and property.

~Cornel West

Topics: Buying Obsessed Pleasure Power Property Selling Society

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And when I talk about love, I'm talking about something that's great, though, brother. I'm talking about something that will sustain you.

~Cornel West

Topics: About Brother Great Love Something Sustain Talk Talking Though Will You

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Anytime I look at a president, I don't care what color he is.

~Cornel West

Topics: Anytime Care Color He Look President

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We will not allow this day of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial to go without somebody going to jail.

~Cornel West

Topics: Allow Day Go Going Jail King Luther Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Somebody Will Without

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If they think they have issues with the president not doing enough for the poor now, wait and see what happens if the opposition takes office. Then they would really need a poverty tour.

~Cornel West

Topics: Doing Enough Happens Issues Need Now Office Opposition Poor Poverty President Really See Takes Then Think Tour Wait Would

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Hey, you got something going here. I think we've got a chance for some progressive policy that actually focuses on poor and working people.

~Cornel West

Topics: Actually Chance Going Got Here Hey People Policy Poor Progressive Some Something Think Working Working People You I Think

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We need to put strong Democratic pressure on President Obama in the name of poor and working people.

~Cornel West

Topics: Democratic Name Need Obama People Poor President President Obama Pressure Put Strong Working Working People

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It's impossible to translate Wall Street greed into one or two demands.

~Cornel West

Topics: Demands Greed Impossible One Or Two Street Translate Two Wall Wall Street

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: June 2nd, 1953

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