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Danny Glover and Cornel West

December 28, 2011
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Danny Glover and Cornel West are two of the leading voices in the 21st century American civil rights movement, a movement that is no longer primarily about race. The fundamental injustice that they are addressing affects us all, regardless of race or gender.  These two men (and many more like them) move America beyond race far more than the election of Obama does. And this contrast between, on the one hand, Glover and West speaking at the Occupy movements and, on the other, Obama speaking at the Martin Luther King memorial couldn’t be more striking. By representing and catering to…

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Highs and lows in American politics

November 9, 2011
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Four remarkable individuals (Amy Goodman, Michael Moore, Cornel West, and Chris Hedges) have really stood out lately in providing a coherent analysis of the Occupy Wall Street movement and an understanding of the social and political crisis that caused it.  Here are two moving interviews worth watching: 1) Amy Goodman and Chris Hedges on Charlie Rose; 2) Cornel West and Michael Moore on Democracy Now. At the extreme other end of the spectrum, Ed Lee has just recently released this politic ad for his election campaign, demonstrating the depths to which American politics can sink:  

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