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 2 June 2017
Pennsylvanians: We Know Deep Mining Is Not Coming Back
Mahanoy City was once home to the biggest coal crushing plant in the US. Donald Trump succeeded in his presidential bid, in part by appealing to communities that were once flourishing coal-mining towns. Most of them have now fallen on hard times. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania.
