Those of us in education, cultural studies, humanities and the social sciences often debate whether men can be feminist scholars or whether Whites can be valid scholars of African-American or Hispanic studies, but rarely does anyone point out that few critical scholars—those who focus on class structures and the domination of the oppressed masses by the elite few—hail from the working-class or poor. Critical theory posits class disparities as the fundamental hegemony to be analyzed, deconstructed, and resisted.

Frankly, we need a revolution—big, BIG changes in our collective value system—like putting human beings—human life and the evolution of the species—above corporate profits . . . health and education are basic human rights especially in a wealthy nation. The “world powers” are a handful of primarily white, primarily men who control the world’s wealth and, just as importantly, our language. They own the airwaves, the discourse, the terminology, the definitions, the dialogue, the textbooks and the discussions.