cornel west, your reaction to this week? prof. st: sister amy, my points of refererence are e the freedom dreams we just heard lionel richie, who was invoked by brother biden in the first sentence of his speech, the elevator who was working on the mass party, actually working for a third-party because she thought the two-party system was so decrepit. also may feel that they have been playing over and over again. you have to move up from poverty. in order to do it, you have e to talk about poverty. if you are going to move up from wall street greed and crimes, you have to talk about wall street greed and crimes. if you are going to move up from the penentagon militarism, youu have to talk about it. those are the issues we don't get serious wrestling with. when you talk about the soul of america, much of that soul has been evacuated by the pentagon greed and the wall street greed and the inability of the police and other institutions to treat black people and brown people as human beings. ben in with brotother being part of an anti-f

cornel west. prof. west: that is true. i i agree with brother ben.is not just that medicare will come. we have to point out who the major obstacles are. those obstacles are big pharmaceutical companies, private insurance who often provide money to the politicians who remain stuck in the middle ground rather than pushing. i'm with you, i am with you brother. amy: we will e end the discussi, but we continue the conversation as always. next week, we cover the republican national convention. thank you for being with us. that does it for our broadcast. is "al jazeera." >> hello. you are watching the news live from london. coming up, cleared to fly. russian doctors say opposition leader -- the opposition leader can be moved to germany for medical treatment. a new cease-fire is announced libya's recognized goverernment, with the backing of rivals in the east.

a very special edition and we're joined by one of the great philosophers of our time professor cornell west he joins me now from princeton in new jersey cornell thanks so much for coming on last time i spoke to earlier in the week there was a hurricane shades of climate change then we had the catastrophe in beirut i mean what what 1st of all your out here no indeed indeed but 1st i just want to salute you. the mention you force. the. thoughts when you heard about what happened in the middle east in beirut where normally you often spoken about war crimes this it's open to question what happened but what if what if you thought about those terrible images well let me look once again you trigger but just. placed in the middle east people not really wanting to tell the truth about the reasons of power and are in the middle east and we're going to find out you know who's responsible but i just i just. i'm of the opinion that. we've got to be bring honest and candid about the rule of the u.s. and. it should never cool ordination of the israeli defense forces any u.s. army but we shall see we shall

reza cornell west thank you that's it for this lockdown edition of going underground we'll be back on monday facing. how can you explain love i've been to 82 countries i've given 12 but i came here and i know 3 days i just filled with hope. and he kept pretty isn't it sick show that. i made my decision to come here because i felt i knew i could build a new life here. in the ocean companies and. goes a free man for god decided that this money is not going to be free. did you hear i was aware my one dream is that all my children 'd find the same kind of happiness i do. i love my home i love cold weather i like the culture like the history i like everything about it. so i was i know that. i am. a russian pharma. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy on sunday shouldn't let it be an arms race is on all sides here in dramatic development only mostly i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time to sit down and talk. as the u.s. economy was booming doing numbers of people when they need us. you can work 40 hours in

said anything like that. >> my next guest was in charlottesville three years ago, joining me was cornell west. dr. west, great to see you. i want to ask you about the event today with biden and kamala harris. i have to talk to you about this tweet, trump talking about the suburban housewives and invasion of low income housing orchestrated by cory booker. that's not even a dog whistle, that's just blatant. >> yeah, trump is just being the gangster that he always is. he's desperate, he's not used to losing. he's been winning all his life by means of impunity, cold heartedness and mean spiritedness. i think nor the first time now, with biden and sister harris, that you actually have a team that might be able to win. and i hope we can push them across the winner's line because america. democracy is about to go under. the empire is in deep deep decay. i salute brother biden for his choice, really, because i think it's probably the only way he can win. you have 65% of white brothers who voted for trump and 53% of white sisters. you're going to have to have black folk, brown folk, asian folk, you're

underground a very special edition we're joined by one of the great philosophers of our time professor cornell west he joins me now from princeton in new jersey cornell thanks so much for coming on last time i spoke to earlier in the week there was a hurricane shades of climate change then we had the catastrophe in beirut i mean what 1st of all you. know the 1st. thoughts when you heard about what happened in the middle east in beirut where normally you often spoken about war crimes this it's open to question what happened but what if what if you thought about the terrible images. once. airable suffering taking place in the middle east people not really wanting to tell the truth about the reasons of power and empire in the middle east and we're going to find out i hope you know who's responsible but i just i just i am of the opinion that. we've got to be bring honest and candid about the role of the u.s. and really it should never coordination of israeli defense forces any u.s. army but we shall see we shall see it's also of course important week because it's the 75th anniversary of the.

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welcome back i'm still with professor cornell west if we move up a class is there's something wrong with the elites in your society i know you. talk about half scoff it's gerald before they read the great gatsby is a great tale of you make it in this world you're going to do well what is wrong with education in a country that has produced so many critiques that i guess echo what you've just been say yeah i'm glad you brought us scott fitzgerald up because he understood of course he went to princeton and i'm interested right now understood the spiritual teaching in the more kuti of the ruling class not all but most he understood the substitute prosperity for magnanimity they had hardly any sense of more excellence a spiritual greatness is reduced down to things in possession then come out and it reminds me of the greatest figure 8 for it was eugene o'neill and the iceman cometh the great is an american empire ever written for the state in what did he say what does it profit a nation that gained the whole world and lose it so. which is obsessed with. re power well status and spectacle with

discusses the difficult choice facing american voters with philosopher and political activist cornell west. an architect. of just mass incarceration system in the modern world but. it's. going to disaster. the social media giants go on a purge of counting think. it's conspiracy theory and a move critics say will only bolster its supporters by confirming that fear. thanks for joining us this is our teens and. we'll start with lebanon whose company trying to get back on its feet after the devastating explosion there on tuesday the number of people killed. the massive blast is where isn't the 154 with thousands more injured search and rescue teams are still clearing rubble in the hope of finding more survivors with scores of people remaining missing explosion shock wave wreaked havoc across the city destroying buildings businesses and homes in its wake united nations has warned of a humanitarian crisis some 300000 people in need of aid and shelter to correspond i think is done i've spoke to one family who've been left without a roof over their head. this bus station used to be one of the rout

going underground talk to american philosopher and political activist cornel west about the upcoming election to also the rise of the black lives massive movement has a preview of what's ahead. i've got to say angela davis on this show endorsed endorsed joe biden in november no i'm chomsky is endorsed joe biden do you think that joe biden will save us from another nuclear conflagration as we commemorate the dead of hiroshima were you do my duty to the world at the changes that did well go because. we're of course now we've got a military units around we're russia and china to get $3030.00 we've got $4800.00 military units in the whole world including the united states or more seem to legacy is one in which we have to take very seriously the relation to poverty and all militarism at home and abroad i could never get divorced you know architects of the largest mass incarceration system in the modern world will target poor people just because a black brown poor people had a choice between a deal liberal disaster or the o. s. . i would go to the older will disaster that will bite me amer

underground discusses the choice facing us voters this november with philosopher and political activist cornell west. just to reach an system. which we have a new liberal. disaster 'd. life from our international news center here in moscow this is our t.v. pleasure to have your company i mean i know neil alone welcome. we begin with breaking news from beirut rioters have stormed lebanese government buildings including 4 ministries in an outpouring of public anger over tuesday's deadly explosion writes police officer being killed in the rest we believe is just being confirmed in fact by loke. law enforcement and at least 175 people are injured today according to the lebanese red cross 'd thousands of people have been rallying on the martyrs square in central beirut right throughout the day they are pointing the finger directly at the government for the chain of events leading up to choose these explosions in the city's port area it killed at least $154.00 people 5 more were injured riot police and soldiers are out in force reportedly been using live ammunition well this is all a sharp escalation of c

assesses the difficult choices facing american voters with philosopher and political activists cornell west. doors checked. the reach and system of the modern world. liberal. disaster. and social media giants go on a purge of icons promoting the pro trump anti only it's q a conspiracy theory and a move critics say will only bolster its supporters by confirming their fears. good afternoon and welcome to the program this is r t international coming to you live from the russian capital bring you your live news update. we start with lebanon whose capital beirut is trying to get back on its feet after the devastating explosion on tuesday 154 people lost their lives in the. and thousands more were injured now we can bring you these live pictures from beirut where large crowds are gathering calling on the government to step down protesters claim that corruption and official incompetence led directly to the disaster now as you can see right police are out in force among those crowds it's an escalation of civil unrest that has been simmering since last october are soaring poverty levels and an econo

welcome back i'm still with professor cornell west if we move up michael is there's something wrong with the elites in in your society i know you've talked about f. scott fitzgerald before they read the great gatsby is a great tale of you make it in this world you're going to do well what is wrong with education in a country that has pretty used so many critiques that i guess echo what you've just been saying yeah i'm glad you brought this stuff is because the student course the princeton interest in right now understood the spiritual teaching in the oracle kuti of the ruling class all. most he understood the substitute prosperity for magnanimity they had hardly any sense of more excellence a spiritual greatness is reduced down to things in possession then come out of and it reminds me of the greatest figure 8 for it was eugene o'neill and the iceman cometh the great as an american empire ever written for the state in what did he say what does it profit a nation that game the old world and lose it so tied to it on the idolatry in which it is obsessed with re power well status and spectac

underground assesses the difficult choices facing american voters with philosopher and political activist cornel west. an architect. of just mass incarceration system the modern world the choice between the old liberal. past. disaster. and in germany parents threatened to sue a primary school after their daughter was punished by teachers for speaking her native language on the playground. hello and welcome to the program this is r t international coming to you live from the russian capital bring you your live news update. chaotic street protests are gripping central beirut in the wake of tuesday's devastating explosion at least 154 people lost their lives in that tragedy and crowds are demanding justice these are the latest pictures from the capital. and while here we're actually bringing you live pictures from beirut thousands of people are gathering on martyr square calling on the government to step down protesters claim that corruption and official incompetence led directly to the disaster riot police and soldiers are out in force as you can see and one few 100 people have been injured in the ongo

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third we have my dear brother, harvard brother cornel west who, in my mind, is a true intellectual giant. his writings on philosophy, social theory and cultural criticism especially keeping faith, race matters and democracy matters amount to an indispensable archive for thinking through the spiritual, cultural and political crises of the modern age. and last but certainly not least, we have keeanga-yahmatta taylor, arguably the most prominent black radical thinker of our general ration, and she's produced some of the most widely read and debated reflections on contemporary politics and the movement for black lives. assistant professor of african-american studies at princeton, keeanga's work include from black lives matter to black liberation, how we get free; black feminism and the prettier prize finalist, race for profit, how banks and the real estate industry undermine black homeownership. pulitzer. this is an amazing group, and without any further ado, i hope you give them a round of applause at home, and let's dive into what they have to saw. .. you drew on reverend barber's campaign

very special edition when we're joined by one of the great philosophers of our time professor cornell west he joins me now from princeton in new jersey cornell thanks so much for coming on last time i spoke to earlier in the week there was a hurricane shades of climate change then we had the catastrophe in beirut i mean what i want to 1st of all your out here no indeed indeed the 1st i just want. the mention you force. the deep thoughts when you heard about what happened in the middle east in beirut where normally you often spoken about war crimes this it's open to question what happened but what if what if you thought about those terrible images well let me look once the trigger but you know.

a very special edition we're joined by one of the great philosophers of our time professor cornell west he joins me now from princeton in new jersey cornell thanks so much for coming on last time i spoke to earlier in the week there was a hurricane shades of climate change then we had the catastrophe in beirut i mean war what 1st of all your war out here no indeed the 1st. lesson you foresee.

going underground to talk to 2 american philosopher and political activist cornel west about the upcoming election and also the rise of the black lives matter movement. i've got to say angela davis on this show endorsed endorsed joe biden in the member no in chomsky is endorsed joe biden do you think that joe biden will save us from another nuclear conflagration as we commemorate the dead of hiroshima but i had a choice between a deal liberal disaster leo asked yes i would go to a little disaster that so but it is a city. it's a spiteful impact it's a most unpleasant number one of what it would be on the inside we've got some movement on the inside we've got a magnificent courageous and visionary citizen on the inside but we are losing. we are losing we're resisting but we're still losing the greed the hatred wall street pentagon is they are in control of the empire and they are taking it on what is different about these uprisings since what's in los angeles in 165 and before and after the beautiful thing is that you have problems of. coming together and making the connection between not

meltdown in november going underground to talk to 2 american philosopher and political activist cornel west about the upcoming election and also the rise of the black lives matter movement. i've got to say angela davis on this show endorsed endorsed joe biden in the member norm chomsky is endorsed joe biden do you think that joe biden will save us from another nuclear conflagration as we commemorate the dead of hiroshima but i had a choice between a deal liberal disaster leo asked yes 'd i would go to the little disaster that. america is a city in it's a spiteful impact it's a most unpleasant empire the number one of the human being on the inside we've got some movement on the inside we've got a magnificent courageous and visionary citizen on the inside but we are losing. we are losing we're resisting but we're still losing the greed the hatred wall street pentagon is they are in control of the empire and they have it all what is different about these uprisings since what's in los angeles united 65 and before and after the beautiful thing is that you have. coming together and making the con

meltdown in november or he's going underground to talk to american philosopher and political activist cornel west about the upcoming election and also the rise of black lives matter movement. i'm going to say angela davis on this show endorsed endorsed joe biden in november no i'm chomsky has endorsed joe biden do you think that joe biden will save us from another nuclear conflagration as we commemorate the dead of hiroshima yeah i had a choice between a neil liberal disaster you know asked yes i would go to the older would disaster that so but americans are sick impact is a spiteful impact it's a most unpleasant embar we've got the number one vote human being on the inside we've got some movement on the inside we've got a magnificent courageous and visionary citizen on the inside but we are losing. we are losing we're resisting but we're still losing the greed the hatred wall street pentagon is they are in control of the empire and. what is different about these uprisings since what's in los angeles in 165 and before and after the beautiful thing is that you have. coming together and making the

in november or she's going underground to talk to 2 american philosopher and political activist cornel west about the upcoming election and also the rise of the black lives matter movement. i've got to say angela davis on this show endorsed endorsed joe biden in the member norm chomsky is endorsed joe biden do you think that joe biden will save us from another nuclear conflagration as we commemorate the dead of hiroshima but i had a choice between a deal liberal disaster leo asked yes i would go to a little disaster that so but it is a city. it's a spiteful and it's a most unpleasant number one of what it would be on the inside we've got some movement on the inside we've got a magnificent courageous and visionary citizen on the inside but we are losing. we are losing we're resisting but we're still losing the greed the hatred wall street pentagon is they are in control of the empire and they are taking it on what is different about these uprisings since what's in los angeles in 165 and before and after the beautiful thing is that you have problems of. coming together and making the connecti

going underground spoke to american philosopher and political activist cornell west about the upcoming election and also the rise of the bellamy but as a preview of what's to come. i've got to say angela davis on this show endorsed endorsed joe biden in november no i'm chomsky is endorsed joe biden do you think that joe biden will save us from another nuclear conflagration as we commemorate the dead of hiroshima where you know my dear brother the world at the. moment go because. we're of course now we've got it military units round we're russia and china 33rd we've got $4800.00 military units in the whole world including the united states are there more senior legacy is one in which we have to take very seriously the relation to poverty and all militarism at home and abroad i can never get divorced an architect of the largest mass incarceration system in the modern world will target poor people disproportionate black brown or people have a choice between a deal liberal disaster you know asked yes 'd i would go to the older will disaster that's about me americans are sick impact is a sp

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eastern authors elizabeth hinton, robin kelly, and cornell west talk about the black lives matter movement. on sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern on "after words". university of california berkeley law firm investor former deputy assistant general and the bush administration, john you with his book defender in chief. looks at presidential powers and the u.s. constitution. he is interviewed by mark roselle author and george mason university founding dean of the school of policy and government. watch book tv this weekend on cspan2. ♪ ♪ >> the presidents, available in paperback, hardcover and e-book from public affairs presents biographies of every president, inspired by conversations with noted historians. about the leadership skills that make for a successful presidenc presidency. in this presidential election year, americans decide who should lead our country wherever perspective into the lives in events that forge each presidents leadership style. to learn more about all of our presidents and books featured in storing visit cspan.org/thepresident. available in paperback, hardcover and e-book. wh

eastern, author elizabeth hinton, robin kelly, taylor, and cornell west talk about the black lives matterement. on sunday, at 9:00 p.m. eastern on "after words", university of california berkeley law professor and former deputy assistant journey general the george w. bush administration. john you with his book defender and chief looks at presidential powers in the u.s. constitution. he is interviewed by mark roselle, author george mason university founding dean of the school of policy and government. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> sunday night on q and a, journalist and author on her book the woman valor about the ratification of the 19th amendment which granted women the right to vote. >> it's very small and it comes with the senate with only two vote margin. there are senators who are sitting on half of it actually in 1918 and it sticks until june of 1919 before it passes both houses. and the senate they were sending it out for ratification in the states was called an off year when most state legislatures were not going to be in session. and that was sort of person of a drum

going underground spoke to american philosopher and political activist cornel west about the upcoming election and also the rise of b.l.m. movement here's a quick example of what's to come. i've got to see angela davis on this show endorsed in-doors joe biden in november norm chomsky is endorsed joe biden do you think that joe biden will say was from another nuclear conflagration as we commemorate the dead of hiroshima. the world. well go. we're of course now we. were russia. 30. 30 we've got 4800 military units in the whole world including the united states are they more important to legacy is one in which we have to take very seriously the real issues when the body and all that militarism at home and abroad i could never get divorced an architect of the largest mass incarceration system in the modern world will target poor people disproportionate black and brown poor people i had a choice between a neil liberal disaster and you know asked to ask i would go to neoliberal disaster that so bite me americans a say in pie is a spiteful impact it's a most unpleasant and by number one book

eastern, elizabeth hinton, robin kennedy, cornell west talk about the black lives matter movement. sunday at 9:00 pm eastern on afterwords, university of california berkeley law professor and former deputy assistant attorney general in the george w. bush administration john you with his book defend or in chief looks at presidential power in the u.s. constitution. and the founding dean is policy and government. watch on c-span2. >> the washington post's robert costa interviewed trump national security adviser john bolton, this portion of the event mister bolton expresses concerns over the relationship with foreign leaders. >> i don't think the president has a worldview. and approach national security, a grand strategy and policies, there is not much there for the russians or anyone else to manipulate but my fear, whether it is vladimir putin, angrynomics jinping or other authoritarian leaders they to see the president as easy to maneuver around to achieve their objectives. >> visit booktv.org. search for the room that does it at the top of the page. .. of his bestseller. in this cli

third my dear brother cornell west who in my mind is a true intellectual giant writing in cultural criticism especially keeping faith and democracy matters to the indispensable archive to think through the spiritual cultural and crises of the modern age. and last but not least and last but not least the most prominent black radical thinker of our generation to produce the most widely read and debated reflections on contemporary politics for the movement of black lives assistant professor her works include from black lives matter to black liberation. in the pulitzer prize finalist race for profit how banks and the real estate industry undermine homeownership. this is an amazing group and without any further ado i hope you give them a round of applause at home and let's dive into what they have to say. let's begin with robin. in a recent interview you gave showed an argument that was provocative and could orient our discussion today you drew on reverend barbara from the poor people's campaign to say were living through a third reconstruction. i'm just curious what you mean by that phrase and h