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
August 13, 2013
Talk to Al Jazeera: Michael Sarris: 'Abandoned' by Europe
The former Cypriot finance minister claims the IMF and EU bullied him into accepting an unprecedented bailout proposal.