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
January 30, 2012
Cuba to Usher in Changes
The Castro brothers, Fidel and Raul, have ruled Cuba for 50 year - but on Sunday President Raul Castro looks set to ring in a number changes for the communist nation. Al Jazeera's Teresa Bo has more from Havana.