Ethical and Independent Journalism… Journalism for immigrants
Friday, October 23, 2026
Vasily Grossman is one of Russia’s greatest twentieth-century writers, possibly the very best. A new biography tells the story of the life of an author who should be better known and recognised for his achievements. Sean Sheehan Grossman knew only too well the twin horrors of the twentieth […]
Throughout its history, the United States has intervened in the Southern Cone countries —directly and indirectly, armed or unarmed— to change governments and ensure its own objectives are prioritised. This ever-current topic will be on the table on 4th March. Natacha Andueza Bosch Indeed, according to an […]
A brief encounter with a Penan is burned into my memory. I was following a pathway, a mere stroll before darkness fell in the Kelabit Highlands in Sarawak where I was on a two-day trek. Sean Sheehan He stepped out of the trees on one side, about to […]
The exhibition currently on show at the British Museum is called Troy: Myth and Reality but some plurals could have been used. Multiple myths and realities, some of an urgently contemporary kind, have created more than one Troy. Sean Sheehan An ancient city close to the northwest coast […]
Herodotus tells a story in “Histories” (5.49-54) about Aristagoras, the leader of a rebellion against the mighty Persian Empire, visiting Sparta to solicit military support. His sales pitch comes complete with a visual aid, a world map engraved on a bronze plate. Sean Sheehan Aristagoras uses the map […]
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