Ethical and Independent Journalism… Journalism for immigrants
Thursday, October 22, 2026
As a child, Budd Boetticher (pronounced ‘bettiker’) was assured by his mother that she was taking him to the circus but brought him instead to the dentist. Sean Sheehan Arriving there, he asked “Where are the elephants?” –the question became the title of his second, unpublished autobiography– and, […]
The decision by the judge that Julian Assange should not be extradited to the United States is good news in dark times but it may not last. It was a surprise for observers who saw blatant hostility to the defendant by the judge. Sean Sheehan Moreover, the decision […]
An intimate portrait of emigration and return. Propelled by the hopelessness of his prospects during the fascist period in Portugal, a man finds the motivation to leave. 20 years later he returns to a democratic country, and his personal history continues unfolding drawing in the lessons and reflections he has accumulated.
Apartheid in the US is usually associated with the southern states but it was alive and well in Fort Worth, Texas when Ornette Coleman was born there in 1930. Sean Sheehan Where people lived, what bus they travelled on, school or hospital attended, all depended on skin colour. […]
The esteem accorded to the UK’s 94-year-old monarch has much to do with her longevity. People well into their eighties and nineties tend not to provoke visceral antipathy to their very existence. It takes a Margaret Thatcher or General Pinochet to achieve that level of distinction. Sean Sheehan […]
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