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
Sunday 4 September 2016
Cuban Economy Faces Hard Times amid Fears of Venezuela Fallout
The severe economic crisis in Venezuela is taking its toll on its closest ally Cuba. The communist island's economy, which depends heavily on Venezuelan oil and trade, was already struggling. Now Cubans are being warned to prepare for harder times. Al Jazeera’s Latin America Editor Lucia Newman reports from Havana.
