princeton univey cornel west is a provocative intellectual. >> not 1 wall street executive gone to gaol. >> a renowned academic. he studied at harvard, yale and paris. a political activist, his campaign against poverty, and african american youth. he supported president obama, but is a critic of the president on issues like the use of drones. >> they are running an empire and a killing machine. >> outspoken and controversial. what does he think of a hillary clinton bid. >> first woman president, symbolic. >> what would martin luther king think 50 years on from the "i have a dream." >> brother martin would have tears in his own. >> dr cornel west, practicing at the seminary in new york and professor at princeton. our special guest. >> dr cornel west, welcome to "talk to al jazeera". good to have you. >> might i say i salute al jazeera, to have high qualityism on the air is beautiful to behold. >> you are a world renowned academic, threologian, academic. you lectured around the globe. if there's one thing you want people to take away from your appearances, what would it be? >> it would be

princeton univey cornel west is a provocative intellectual. >> not 1 wall street executive gone to gaol. >> a renowned academic. he studied at harvard, yale and paris. a political activist, his campaign against poverty, and african american youth. he supported president obama, but is a critic of the president on issues like the use of drones. >> they are running an empire and a killing machine. >> outspoken and