The author explores with the leading scholars of today the way and extent to which many forms of oppression, such as racism, classism, capitalism, sexism, and linguicis, have affected the women, poor working-class people, queer people, students of color, female faculty and faculty of color. The leading scholars are: Richard Delgado, David Gillborn , Zeus Leonardo, Antonia Darder, Howard Winant, Christine Sleeter, Sonia Nieto, Carl Grant, Peter McLaren, Noam Chomsky, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, Pedro Noguera, and Dave Stovall. Sometimes immensely personal, the interviews unveil the how far America has come, and just how far we have to go, in the quest for equality for all its citizens.

Dedication
Table of Contents
About the Interviewees
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Mapping and Engaging the Debate on Race, Racism, and Other "isms": From Slavery, the Civil Rights Era to Barack Obama's Presidency and Beyond
Introduction to Part One
Chapter 1: Unveiling Majoritarian Myths and Tales About Race and Racism
Chapter 2: The Fight Against Racism and Classism: A Conversation with David Gillborn
Chapter 3: Unmasking White Supremacy and Racism: A Conversation with Zeus Leonardo
Part Two: Against the Matrix of Oppressions: Toward a More Human World
Introduction to Part Two
Chapter 4: Unpacking Racial and Socio-economic Marginalizations: A Conversation With Howard Winant
Chapter 5: Re-examining Social Inequality in School and Beyond: A Conversation with Christine E. Sleeter
Chapter 6: Unveiling Discriminations in School and Society at Large: A Conversation with Sonia Nieto.
Chapter 7: Multiculturalism Matters More Than Ever: A Conversation With Carl A. Grant
Part Three: Redefining Democracy, Schooling, and Social Justice in The Supreme Stage of Western Neoliberalism and U.S. Imperialism
Introduction to Part Three
Chapter 8: Critical Pedagogy in Stark Opposition to Western Neo-liberalism and Corporatization of Schools: A Dialogue with Peter McLaren
Chapter 9: Democracy, Schooling, and Neo-liberalism: A Dialogue With Noam Chomsky
Part Four: The Trio of Inequities: Race, Class, and Gender
Introduction to Part Four
Chapter 10: Re-Examining Class and Racial Dominations in the New Era of Western Capitalism: A Dialogue With Antonia Darder
Chapter 11: Beyond Obama's Historical Symbolism: The Heavy Weight of Being Black/Brown in a Racist Society: A Conversation with Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
Chapter 12: Confront Racial and Gender Oppressions in Schools: A Conversation With Pedro Noguera
Chapter 13: I Say It How It Is: Exposing Racial Issues in the Classroom and Beyond: A Conversation with Dave Stovall
Conclusion
Afterword
Bibliography
Index