"If our democracy is to survive, the empire must be dismantled.” That’s what Dr. Cornel West told Manny Faces and his colleagues at News Beat in an exclusive, wide-ranging interview in which he talked about dismantling systems of oppression, uplifting the poor and working class, ending America’s military industrial complex, and abolishing poverty, homelessness, and prisons. West, who is vying for the Green Party nomination for U.S. President, said his third-party bid is also about putting an end to the corporate duopoly and dismissed claims that a candidate outside of the two-party system can’t win. He also said he’s entering the race not just to introduce new ideas but to fight for marginalized people, vowing to take on anyone who is hostile to the struggle of working people and those on the front-line of disastrous conflicts. -------------------------- Hip-Hop Can Save America! with Manny Faces is a Manny Faces Media production, in association with The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy. Links and resources: EPISODE LINKS: News Beat: https://newsbeat.substack.com UNFTR: https://www.unftr.com SHOW WEBSITES: https://www.hiphopadvocacy.org/podcast https://www.hiphopcansaveamerica.com MANNY FACES: https://www.mannyfaces.com NEWSLETTER (free!): https://mannyfaces.substack.com SUPPORT QUALITY INDIE HIP HOP JOURNALISM: https://www.patreon.com/mannyfaces Manny Faces Media (podcast production company): https://www.mannyfacesmedia.com The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy: https://www.hiphopadvocacy.org SPONSORS / FRIENDS: The Mixtape Museum: https://www.mixtapemuseum.org Hip-Hop Hacks: https://www.hiphophacks.com Hip-Hop Can Save America! is produced, written, edited, smacked, flipped, rubbed down, and distributed by Manny Faces. Eternal thanks to Consulting Producer, Sommer.