Economist Joseph Stiglitz

Economist Joseph Stiglitz

Tavis Smiley, Cornel West on the 2012 Election

Why Calling Obama "Progressive" Ignores His Record.

As the most expensive presidential election in U.S. history comes to an end, broadcaster Tavis Smiley and professor, activist Dr. Cornel West to discuss President Obama’s re-election and their hopes for a national political agenda in and outside of the White House during Obama’s second term. At a time when one in six Americans is poor, the price tag for combined spending by federal candidates — along with their parties and outside groups like super PACs — totaled more than $6 billion. Together, West and Smiley have written the new book, "The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto." Both Tavis and Smiley single out prominent progressives whom they accuse of overlooking Obama’s actual record. "We believe that if [Obama] is not pushed, he’s going to be a transactional president and not a transformational president," Smiley says. "And we believe that the time is now for action and no longer accommodation. ... To me, the most progressive means that you’re taking some serious risk. And I just don’t see the example of that." West says that some prominent supporters of Obama "want to turn their back to poor and working people. And it’s a sad thing to see them as apologists for the Obama administration in that way."

Hot Stuff: “The Lethal Presidency”

Smiley and West discuss Tom Junod’s first-person Esquire article “The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama”.-person Esquire article “The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama”.

Michael Moore Warns Obama

"There Are Enough Pissed Off People That Will Go Somewhere Else"

Wealth inequality in the US. Is the American dream fading?

With more people living on the breadline in the United states, how can prosperity be restored for the US people. Discussion with Tavis Smiley, Barbara Ehrenreich and Cornel West.

CURRENT TV Keith Olbermann - Occupy L.A.

Cornel West & Tavis Smiley.

Cornel West and Tavis Smiley on the Debt Ceiling Agreement

A declaration of war on the poor

Darren Aronofsky

How do we rebuild cities with empty homes and no jobs? When does economic recovery really happen?

Black agenda forum 2010

The Black Agenda is the American Agenda." They focused on challenges facing the African-American community and the nation, the question of whether America was in a "post-racial" era after the election of President Barack Obama, and the future of race relations.

State of the black union 2009

Tavis Smiley’s symposium on the State of the Black Union held in Los Angeles, CA.

"Making America As Good As Its Promise."

Oliver Stone: South of the Border

Black Agenda Forum