Cornel West

BABYSITTER MODE

CNN Host Steps In as Guests Get Physical During Wild Debate

Cornel West and MAGA podcaster Ben Ferguson were scolded by the host for their behavior.

Leigh Kimmins

West, who ran as an independent in 2024, took umbrage with Andrew Wilson, a commentator who runs “verbal combat” courses on his “Debate University” website, during a spirited conversation on Piers Morgan Uncensored on Monday.

GOING SOUTH

Cornel West Storms Off Show After Heated Charlie Kirk Debate

Piers Morgan pleaded with West to stay and finish the fiery clash.

Leigh Kimmins

A BIT OBVIOUS

Cornel West Courts Anti-Vax Voters After RFK Jr. Drops Out

Less than 48 hours after his fellow third party candidate ended his campaign, West called for a “COVID-19 Truth Commission.”

Matt Wilstein

Cornel West speaks to the media outside U.S. Courthouse on Monday.

FRIEND IN RICH PLACES

Cornel West Defends Donation From GOP Megadonor Harlan Crow

The donation was made in August and disclosed in a new campaign finance report.

Mark Alfred

GOING SOLO

Cornel West Ditches Green Party to Run as an Independent

West now must work to add his name to ballots across the country after ditching a run on the Green Party ticket.

Mark Alfred

Political activist Cornel West addresses the record of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on African-American issues during a town hall in Flint, Michigan

‘BELOW THE BELT’

Cornel West Calls $500K in Tax Liens a ‘Distraction’

During a radio interview Monday, presumptive Green Party nominee Cornel West didn’t dispute that he owes half a million dollars in back taxes to the IRS.

William Bredderman