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War

The 15-Point Peace Proposal: Can Diplomacy End the 2026 Iran War?

The world is at a crossroad. By the end of March 2026, the physical confrontation between the United States and its regional allies and the Islamic Republic of Iran had moved away from a localized series of skirmishes to a full-scale regional crisis. As the world...

Diplomacy and peace talks imagery representing the 15 Point Peace Proposal to end the 2026 Iran war
Imperialism

Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century

Imperialism still exists in the twenty-first century. It is not just a thing of the past. The world powers have preserved their fundamental bases, even though the era of free colonial expansion is, in many ways, over.  Having developed in the 21st century,...

A conceptual map illustrating modern global economics. Imperialism in the Twenty-First Century.

About Me

I have lived in New York City since 1974 (most of the time), except 1987 to 1990, when I lived and worked with the Sandinistas in Nicaragua. I lived in Toronto, Canada, from August 1968 until August 1974. I graduated from high school in 1964, with a scholarship to study at the University of Oregon in Eugene, but instead I went to a Jesuit seminary in Los Gatos, California, where I lasted just four months — didn’t much like silent penitence or the prospect of lifelong celibacy! My six years in Canada form Chapter 3 in My Whirlwind Lives.

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