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, 2 August 2020
Velshi: The Gap between America’s Richest and Poorest Has Only Grown During the Pandemic | MSNBC
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi explains how recessions enrich the wealthiest while driving working class Americans into poverty.