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
Saturday 21 July 2018
Iran Currency Halves in Less Than a Year | Al Jazeera English
The value of the Iranian Rial has halved in less than a year. There have been further threats to the economy posed by the imposition of US sanctions and the loss of oil customers after Donald Trump pulled out of the nuclear deal. While some Iranians blame the Americans, others say their own leaders should have known better. Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi reports from Tehran.
