Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Saturday 5 March 2011
Oil Prices Flare on Libya Fighting
Mar 4 - Summary of business headlines: Oil hits fresh 2-1/2 year high as Libyans take up arms, Wall Street knocked lower; U.S. enjoys strongest job creation in nine months, falling unemployment rate; Galleon hedge fund founder heads to court ahead of insider trading trial. Conway G. Gittens reports
