Cornel West is a Marxist, a member of Democratic Socialists of America, a New Party founder and an endorser of Progressives for Obama.
In 2008, West served on Obama's National Black Advisory Council with radical Obama mentor Charles Ogletree.
Here West gives his impressions of the President-note the comparison to Saul Alinsky.
Blog Smith is inspired by the myth of Hephaestus in the creation of blacksmith-like, forged materials: ideas. This blog analyzes topics that interest me: IT, politics, technology, history, education, music, and the history of religions.