{"id":2862,"date":"2023-06-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/progressive-activist-cornel-west-2024\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T00:00:00","slug":"progressive-activist-cornel-west-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fareshopbd.com\/progressive-activist-cornel-west-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive activist Cornel West announces presidential run under third party"},"content":{"rendered":"
Progressive scholar and philosopher Cornel West is throwing his hat in the ring for the 2024 presidential race, announcing a third-party bid on Monday to stand against both Democrats and the GOP.<\/p>\n
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While he is a long-shot candidate, the left-wing media personality\u2019s<\/a> third-lane campaign appears to be a clear knock on President Biden and the Democratic Party. <\/p>\n “In these bleak times, I have decided to run for truth and justice, which takes the form of running for President of the United States as a candidate for the People\u2019s Party,” West, 70, announced in a video posted to social media. “The presidency is just one vehicle to pursue the truth and justice I\u2019ve been trying to do all my life.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n WHY PENCE, HALEY, AND DESANTIS ARE TAKING AIM AT TRUMP <\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n “I come from a tradition where I care about you. I care about the quality of your life. I care about whether you have access to a job with a living wage, decent housing, women having control over their bodies, health care for all, the escalating destruction of the planet, the destruction of American democracy,” he added.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n