Cornel West in Survey of 2024 Presidential campaign websites

On Energy & Oil: Remove oil and gas subsidies, invest in clean energy

Protect the Environment: Clean up pollution in our food, water and air. Tackle climate change and shift to regenerative agriculture. Remove oil and gas subsidies, end drilling on public lands, and invest in clean energy. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.com Jun 16, 2023

On Foreign Policy: Stop all foreign military aid; close the bases; disband NATO

End the Wars: Bring our troops home and invest those trillions of war dollars into American communities. Support veterans, stop all foreign military aid, close the bases, disband NATO, and ban nuclear weapons globally. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.com Jun 16, 2023

On Crime: End surveillance, the drug war, and mass incarceration

Expand Civil Liberties: Guarantee equal rights to all Americans. Restore free speech, press freedoms, and net neutrality. End surveillance, the drug war, and mass incarceration. Protect choice, stop CBDCs, regulate AI, and break up Big Tech. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.com Jun 16, 2023

On Government Reform: Enact Congressional term limits; switch to paper ballots

Create True Democracy: Clean out government corruption and create a true democracy. Get money out of politics and ban corporate lobbying. Enact term limits in Congress and switch to hand-counted paper ballots. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.com Jun 16, 2023

On Health Care: Guarantee health care to all like every other major country

Medicare for All: Guarantee health care to all like every other major country on Earth. Ensure comprehensive care including dental, vision, hearing, mental, substance abuse, and long-term. Lower drug prices and abolish medical debt Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.com Jun 16, 2023

On Principles & Values: I want to reintroduce America to the best of itself

I am running for truth and justice and as a candidate for president of the United States in the Green Party. I want to reintroduce America to the best of itself-- the dignity, courage, and creativity of precious everyday people. Join our movement for priceless poor and working people of all colors here and abroad. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.com Jun 16, 2023

On Social Security: Expand Social Security; forgive all student debt

Revitalize Our Economy: Guarantee quality education, housing, a living wage, and paid leave to all. Curb inflation, support unions, and expand Social Security. Fix our infrastructure and forgive all student debt. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.com Jun 16, 2023

On Abortion: Protect reproductive rights, end all forms of patriarchy

Protecting the reproductive rights of women and ending all forms of patriarchy. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Budget & Economy: Free college tuition, abolish poverty and houselessness

Decent housing for all, quality education for all, free college tuition for all, and jobs with living wages for all. Abolishing poverty and houselessness. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Civil Rights: Secure the rights of LGBTQ+ and Trans-Peoples

Securing the rights of LGBTQ+ and Trans-Peoples. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Crime: Demilitarize policing

Targeting the vicious legacy of white supremacy by ending mass incarceration, demilitarizing policing (abolishing Cop-Cities), and promoting reparations for past unjust treatment of Black people. Prioritizing the empowerment of indigenous peoples. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Energy & Oil: Shift from extraction to regenerative and renewable energy

Fighting back against the escalating ecological catastrophe by targeting the corporate greed of fossil fuel companies and resurrecting the Green New Deal. Shifting from extraction and emission to regenerative and renewable energy. Eliminating the environmental racism that disproportionately damages the life chances of poor people, especially poor people of color here and abroad. The future of life on this planet depends on this fundamental shift! Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Foreign Policy: Withdraw foreign aid to Egypt, Israel; more humanitarian aid

Withdrawing foreign aid to Egypt, Israel, and any other countries violating the human rights of subjugated peoples. Increasing humanitarian aid to poor and vulnerable peoples around the world. Enabling international peace by highlighting ecological sustainability, abolishing nuclear weapons, and promoting diplomatic processes. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Government Reform: Public financing of elections; eliminate Electoral College

Public financing of elections with ranked-choice voting, eliminating the Electoral College and a national holiday for voting. Democratizing unaccountable monopolies and oligopolies with workers' control. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Health Care: Medicare for all including humane mental healthcare

Massive investments in satisfying the social needs of everyday people. Medicare for all including humane mental healthcare, decriminalization of drugs, and creation of humane rehabilitation sites. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Homeland Security: Cut military spending, dissolve NATO; close foreign bases

Vastly cutting back on military spending, dissolving non-defensive security alliances, including NATO and AUKUS, dismantling the global network of over 800 military bases and severing the link between U.S. foreign policy and corporate profits to respect national sovereignty and the principle of self-determination for people. The USA should be a decent and dignified nation among nations rather than an imperial power dominating every corner of the globe. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

On Immigration: Treat every migrant and asylum seeker with dignity

Treating every migrant and asylum seeker with dignity and implementing fundamental changes in immigration policies. Source: 2024 Presidential campaign website CornelWest24.org Aug 7, 2023

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