Cornel West  is tossing his name in the  2024 U.S. presidential election . West announced his decision on Twitter.  “I have decided to run for truth and justice, which takes the form of running for president of the United States as a candidate for the People’s Party,” the 70-year-old scholar said in a video message. “I enter for the quest for truth. I enter for the quest of justice. And the presidency is just one vehicle we pursue that truth and justice.” I am running for truth and justice as a presidential candidate for the People’s Party to reintroduce America to the best of itself – fighting to end poverty, mass incarceration, ending wars and ecological collapse, guaranteeing housing, health care, education and living wages for… pic.twitter.com/u3NYGUbG1S — Cornel West (@CornelWest) June 5, 2023