"I am often kept from cynicism by exemplary intellectuals like Paulo Freire, Noam Chomsky, Henry Giroux, Howard Zinn, Arundhanti Roy, Nancy Fraser, and Linda Brodkey, among others. Unfortunately, they represent a minority, albeit a courageous class of intellectuals, who, according to Edward Said, refuse to “become ‘hired’ agent[s] of an information industry” and the institutions for whom they work. Their commitment to social justice, their courage to speak truth to power, and their humanity give me hope that a more just society is possible."
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