The place is Los Angeles, the time is the early 1940s, and the US is so hell-bent on building up its navy to defeat Japan that non-white workers are being employed in the shipyards to build new vessels of war. Sean Sheehan Robert ‘Bob’ Jones is one such […]
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Brazil, an ageing society
The South American giant is progressing its demographic mutation towards the ageing observed in European countries, where 21% of its inhabitants are over 65 years old. Over 12 years, the number of elderly people has gone from 14 million to 22 million inhabitants. In about 20 years, the population will […]
Cuba’s uncertainties in times of Trump
The Republican magnate’s victory has an impact on global geopolitics, all the more so as it happened after one of the most atypical presidential campaigns in the history of the United States. Questions arise for Cuba, especially over whether or not the political landscape could change. Amelia Duarte […]
Sanctions against the vice-president raise suspicions
Left- and right-wing politicians, legal experts and analysts described the measure imposed against Ecuador’s vice-president as illegal and unconstitutional. They consider that only the Assembly can take a decision regarding a popularly elected position. Abad denounced that the president is preparing a coup d’état to re-elect himself in 2025. […]
Life, love and death in Sicily
The Photographers’ Gallery has become the first port of call for photography exhibitions in London. One of the current exhibitions focuses on the work of Letizia Battaglia who was born in Sicily in 1935 and died there in 2022. Sean Sheehan A fearless campaigner for the rights of […]















