{"id":28680,"date":"2023-09-22T11:34:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=28680"},"modified":"2023-09-22T11:34:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T18:34:22","slug":"interview-with-dr-cornel-west-decades-of-activism-green-party-run-and-staying-motivated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/22\/interview-with-dr-cornel-west-decades-of-activism-green-party-run-and-staying-motivated\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview With Dr. Cornel West | Decades of activism, Green Party run, and staying motivated"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interview With Dr. Cornel West | Decades of activism, Green Party run, and staying motivated\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l2XzYPgKU04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@therationalnational\">The Rational National<\/a> Premiered 4 hours ago Here&#8217;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: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXZJb3F2S0lrRFdhNXcyUXhoY2I3cktfckJ0Z3xBQ3Jtc0ttdFdUTzBzeUZzSXBKNy1qSzFFLVFTTDR2Zk82SDEyNDFkbC1qZXlubk1uM0pRMGs1S3hwMlNsNG1TdTUwWm5qaG5SUkwtTy14SFpNOV9oY3pZaUYwRDE3UFFDcjV4bXdDcTBLZnBKSmpaRmg2Ym5HSQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2FTheRationalNational.com%2Fmerch&amp;v=l2XzYPgKU04\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/TheRationalNational.com\/merch<\/a> Support the show at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFpUZ3pxNmFscW1KWV9JbkF0ZnR2aUZxMWMtQXxBQ3Jtc0trR1BJd3dhV3dyNV9iS0J2d2Fma1NibW9IUHdKVXdseVI4ZTFUY3lCZjc4M2owOFBPOWJSRDl1cFQxMkxQR0xYVUZRZmt0VDh6X0VqQkFfZFQwMTlBVzVSNzM4U1g4WUx5UFpjVnhtYkI1S2Rjd0tMNA&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2FTheRationalNational.com%2FJoin&amp;v=l2XzYPgKU04\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/TheRationalNational.com\/Join<\/a> Donate Directly at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHRoMGZRMmtUUjkyYXlVUDBPYk5ZU0RjS3FiUXxBQ3Jtc0tuTk50V3RHeXA5Tk1Hc0lhbjFxeG82QkRIX2MwcEp3TVJrOFJIWGI5TU94aUVtOWVaUk1DSHpBR3ltNVluUEM3LVBmckkzTmRLaHFjSjgxTlNUUWxCUHZDcEw4OTNtUW54b2RBSUlveHNBcWdaTlNLWQ&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2FPayPal.me%2Fdaviddoel&amp;v=l2XzYPgKU04\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/PayPal.me\/daviddoel<\/a> Tip at\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3czTWxtMHZMTkdqdHlndlNhNnV5NGM2ZmZ3d3xBQ3Jtc0treUtjY0JrWjZ5NkxzUTZOZnJLSHNqM0QtWmhlUGdCbUJPa0Q1NEU1UGJGU0UtWTVlcmlfV2lHT2ZnaDB1VUJTYlhsRmJUZzdMMFhOR1oySE56Rkx4NHNmaFhtakF2Ni1QV09lSGdWRXZ0SWwxRDVpaw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fstreamlabs.com%2Ftherationalnational%2Ftip&amp;v=l2XzYPgKU04\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/streamlabs.com\/therationalnat&#8230;<\/a> \u2018Join\u2019 on YouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCo9oQdIk1MfcnzypG3UnURA\/join\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\/\u00a0@therationalnational\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> Follow David Doel at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnJpdWVhOWE0TTM2VzJVYkJJSWhwdlVCMVM5UXxBQ3Jtc0trekhRb0ZYLUMwcnpva2xGdzJkbkR5ZENhUDJkdlB0Wk8xcUwxTHRuOGZkeGVMSG92Z1hJYUhrdmlfcExTc0NPak9ENTc3cmloMzNMeHgtVlRDYmxfblVOZTFMRjNzeGw2b2tEZE5zVjVxSVNjX1Vhdw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FDavidDoel&amp;v=l2XzYPgKU04\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidDoel<\/a> Follow The Rational National at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk5QNFFCa2g3bzlMbFFNR3JNR1M4TnQ5bkxBQXxBQ3Jtc0ttOUpjc2h6ZGt0NVppWGFhYzBNNURVUXdkV3BrNF9vMHZoaGlubTVCZkQ4YTl4RDRHRkJja204ZENIbGo1TE1IR0VtbW1FVWRZcmYtbkR2NVRXb1loYzBrY1ZoeVFGWXhYUjVORWVuSjVXdThyakk0Zw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTRNshow&amp;v=l2XzYPgKU04\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/TRNshow<\/a> Follow on Twitch at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGFmX1kzbFYzYjhoUEg5SXpBRzMxeG4yYzRSZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuVVBLbDRuNTJWQVY0WlVFb0pRNjY0VjNyMTZILUJCT1o2UGcxTk9SOGZFSk9YNVN6ekZtVldvMVQ2WVlKWDN1cFBrTUJBblZjQ1BvSUItOTBaR2pWVy1ubzFiOW4wNUhiQXVfdWFwbXBzMHg2eU9Saw&amp;q=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitch.tv%2FTheRationalNational&amp;v=l2XzYPgKU04\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/twitch.tv\/TheRationalNational<\/a> Follow on Facebook: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnhnNnJya2prbUJETlJzbVZqT3NVNkR3dGRTQXxBQ3Jtc0tsb2cza3N0cDhvaVFiSV9LWTlKZG50Z1ByRGJyWWVBbmtydXdoV2NzM1hacW00dHJaMjhfams1WFNxY3hmRDhPTHV6V0s5VEtHWEtNMFNxVFRMY2NqZGR6cmllMS15eHRCOWU1ak5EQ1EtbVhBSkx3TQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ffacebook.com%2Ftrnshow&amp;v=l2XzYPgKU04\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/trnshow<\/a> === Time Stamps: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=0s\">00:00<\/a> &#8211; My intro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=32s\">00:32<\/a> &#8211; Introducing Dr. Cornel West <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=68s\">1:08<\/a> &#8211; Staying motivated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=252s\">4:12<\/a> &#8211; Faith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=506s\">8:26<\/a> &#8211; Climate crisis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=695s\">11:35<\/a> &#8211; Adding historical context to today&#8217;s struggles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=964s\">16:04<\/a> &#8211; Can a politician be an activist? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=1084s\">18:04<\/a> &#8211; The goal of this Green Party run? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=1337s\">22:17<\/a> &#8211; Why not a Democratic primary? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=1595s\">26:35<\/a> &#8211; The shift from 2020 to now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=1712s\">28:32<\/a> &#8211; Analyzing the Green Party strategy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=l2XzYPgKU04&amp;list=TLPQMjIwOTIwMjPwbnBGPJ21Eg&amp;index=2&amp;t=2140s\">35:40<\/a> &#8211; What does Cornel West do for fun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rational National Premiered 4 hours ago Here&#8217;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&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/22\/interview-with-dr-cornel-west-decades-of-activism-green-party-run-and-staying-motivated\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1109],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28680"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28681,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28680\/revisions\/28681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}