Obama has failed victims of racism and police brutality | Cornel West

Obama has failed victims of racism and police brutality | Cornel West

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Cornel West, the legendary activist and academic, announces that he is supporting Jill Stein for president.

This November, we need change. Yet we are tied in a choice between Trump, who would be a neo-fascist catastrophe, and Clinton, a neo-liberal disaster. That’s why I am supporting Jill Stein. I am with her – the only progressive woman in the race – because we’ve got to get beyond this lock-jaw situation. I have a deep love for my brother Bernie Sanders, but I disagree with him on Hillary Clinton. I don’t think she would be an “outstanding president”. Her militarism makes the world a less safe place.

The Stein campaign issued a statement that can be read here.