In the dismal wake of the re-election of George W. Bush to the most powerful office in the world-a political scandal made possible by a resurgence of religious fundamentalism and Paleolithic conservatism, a hysterical fear of terrorism, and manufactured ignorance through corporate-controlled media and enfeebled school systems-the most urgent and fundamental issue of the day is advancing a radical pedagogy that can promote critical thinking, autonomy, and radical democracy. In this timely new work, Peter McLaren once again demonstrates why he is a leading critical theorist and a beacon of intelligence in dark times.

Steven Best

This book is important. McLaren's passionate poetry and principle, intellectual power and experience, pull neo-liberal global imperial Capital apart, developing and implanting critical consciousness and praxis against barbarism in the service of equality, humanity and the peoples of the world. This book-its ideas and passion-are powerful tools in the Egalitarian Conquering of Capital. This really is advancing over the barricades and not just building them.

Dave Hill, labor activist, Professor of Education Policy, University College Northampton, UK

Drawing from the rich archive of Paulo Freire's example and the critical Marxist tradition, McLaren's anti-imperialist pedagogy is a powerful and timely challenge to the postmodernist celebration of the U.S. Empire, transnational hybridity, and other cultural commodities marketed in the academy. Secure a copy of this book as a weapon to heighten the fight against the terror of corporate globalization. Everyone needs it!

E. San Juan, Jr., author of Beyond Postcolonial Theory

Critical educators are currently faced with a plethora of complexities. McLaren's volume extends our work by asking us to examine the possibilities of a radical critical pedagogy that elaborates, explores, and revitalizes our praxis in a meaningful way. McLaren continues to unmask wealth, power, and privilege, extends the work of Marx, Gramsci, and Freire, and guides us in viewing the realities of corporate colonization, the neo-liberal regime, the problematic of Empire, and the role of education. This book is a must read for educators and activists willing to make a difference in the lives of learners, community, and the democratic sphere.

Lourdes Diaz Soto, Pennsylvania State University

I never cease to be amazed by McLaren's ability to bravely forge-in his uniquely poetic, eloquent, impassioned and cross-disciplinary way-beyond the accepted borders of mainstream academic discourse. In this volume, through his no-holds-barred analyses of capital and its aftermath as we pillage our way toward the double digits of this new century, he continues to distinguish himself as one of North America's leading Marxist scholars.

Marc Pruyn, New México State University

There is wide agreement among all shades of political opinion that we are witnessing a new age of imperialism. Opposition is widespread, but fragmented. All the more reason why Peter McLaren's articulate and powerful Marxist alternative of social justice and true equality be heard.

Mike Cole, University of Brighton, UK, and author of Marxism, Postmodernism and Education