Home
Archive
Newsletters
Video
Blogs
Discuss
About
Search
Donate
Advertise
  • AlterNetYour turn

Support AlterNet
Do you value the information you're getting from AlterNet? Please show your support with a tax-deductible donation.


Feedback
Tell us how we're doing.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Cornel West on the future of the Left [VIDEO]

Posted by Evan Derkacz at 12:00 AM on March 21, 2007.


What is it?
cornel

Share and save this post:

      

      

Share on Facebook       

AlterNet Social Networks:
follow us on twitter
find us on Facebook

Got a tip for a post?:
Email us | Anonymous form

Get PEEK in your
mailbox!

 

Professor, culture critic, and social justice advocate Cornel West addressed a panel at the 2007 Left Forum in New York last weekend. West is a professor of religion and African-American studies at Princeton University and has been described as one of America's most vital and eloquent public intellectuals. He has written and co-authored numerous books on philosophy, race and sociology. His most recent book is "Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism."

Video, right. Full transcript HERE.

Digg!

Tagged as: activism, speeches, progressives, cornel west

Evan Derkacz is an AlterNet editor. He writes and edits PEEK, the blog of blogs.


Breast Flaunting for Jesus
The life of a failed California beauty pageant contestant gets even weirder.
Post by Thers. November 11, 2009.
Dobbs to Quit CNN
Dobbs, under fire, to seek greener pastures.
Post by Staff. November 11, 2009.
Under Pressure From Tea Party Activists, Charleston GOP Censures Lindsey Graham For Bipartisanship
Part of the fury from the right against Graham is being spurred by the oil and coal industry.
Post by Lee Fang. November 11, 2009.
Advertisement
Comments Turn comments off sitewide Give us feedback »
Comments closed.
The comments for this story have been closed. Thank you to everyone who participated.
View:
Why only Cornel?
Posted by: brad on Mar 21, 2007 9:01 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
Why is the Cornel West speech the only one being widely circulated? I was at this conference and Cornel's speech while good, was not even the best on this panel. You should show more from the left forum.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

What the fuck is he talking about
Posted by: Mojoe on Mar 21, 2007 9:41 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
He has a completely annoying voice and manner of speaking. I wish he'd stop talking.

He sounds like an elitist knowitall.

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

» RE: What the fuck is he talking about Posted by: bloggeddowninMKE
» Annoying Voice? Posted by: MarcGarvey
» RE: Annoying Voice? Posted by: Mojoe
More speakers
Posted by: Evan Derkacz on Mar 21, 2007 9:47 AM   
Current rating: Not yet rated    [1 = poor; 5 = excellent]
We would love to feature more speakers... unfortunately, the Left Forum doesn't, so far as I can see, have any video of other speakers or, if it does, it's not accessible from the website...

[« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

» RE: More speakers Posted by: brad
» RE: More speakers Posted by: Evan Derkacz