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
Friday 10 May 2013
On the Run: No Jobs, Slave Wages Drive Portuguese Abroad
Portugal's unemployment level has hit a painful 18 per cent, with close to half of young people now out of work. And while the figure threatens to grow even further, scores of people are jumping ship for jobs and a decent living outside a home country battered by debt. RT's Peter Oliver has met some of them.
