Dr. Cornel West is to modern America what Thomas Paine was to the Colonists:

The question is how do you regulate the big money out of politics so that the voices of the demos from below can be heard? At the moment, I’m part of an anti-Bush united front. I think the Bush administration is so dangerous that, even though I resonate very deeply with my dear brother Ralph Nader, whom I supported in 2000, I’m praying for Ralph but not voting for him this time. He’s an exemplary citizen in so many ways, and his critique of corporate America is powerful. Sister Arianna Huffington puts it so well, “When your house is on fire, you need to put th fire out, not talk about remodeling.”

I support the neo-liberal Kerry. I wish he would find his voice. He probably needs to listen to a little John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughn or Nina Simone, and actually dig deep in his soul to find out who he is, you know what I mean?

Check out an interview transcript printed at Alternet or listen to an interview with Cornel West at NPR’s Tavis Smiley show.

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