Interview With Dr. Cornel West | Decades of activism, Green Party run, and staying motivated

The Rational National Premiered 4 hours ago Here’s my interview with the legendary Dr. Cornel West. We discuss his history in the fight for a better world, disagreements over his run as a Green Party candidate, how he stays motivated in dark times, and even his hobbies. === Visit the Merch store: http://TheRationalNational.com/merch Support the show at http://TheRationalNational.com/Join Donate Directly at http://PayPal.me/daviddoel Tip at https://streamlabs.com/therationalnat… ‘Join’ on YouTube:    / @therationalnational   Follow David Doel at http://twitter.com/DavidDoel Follow The Rational National at http://twitter.com/TRNshow Follow on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/TheRationalNational Follow on Facebook: https://facebook.com/trnshow === Time Stamps: 00:00 – My intro 00:32 – Introducing Dr. Cornel West 1:08 – Staying motivated 4:12 – Faith 8:26 – Climate crisis 11:35 – Adding historical context to today’s struggles 16:04 – Can a politician be an activist? 18:04 – The goal of this Green Party run? 22:17 – Why not a Democratic primary? 26:35 – The shift from 2020 to now 28:32 – Analyzing the Green Party strategy 35:40 – What does Cornel West do for fun