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
Thursday 24 May 2012
EU Leaders Discuss Debt Crisis
The European Union summit has kicked off in Brussels with the focus expected to shift from austerity to growth plans. The summit comes amid concerns over Greece's eurozone future and Spains troubled banks. One idea is to have all eurozone debt guaranteed by all the nations, with Germany having to shoulder much of the burden. But, the German leader Angela Merkel has already dismissed that idea. Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips reports from Brussels.
