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 22 September 2016
Greeks Face Mass Property Seizures | Focus on Europe
Late last year, Alexis Tsipras' left-wing government changed laws protecting insolvent debtors from lenders. Since then, thousands of Greeks have lost their homes to repossessions. It's yet another consequence of the financial crisis.
