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
Wednesday, 16 July 2025
Larry Summers: Big Beautiful Bill Is “a Shocking Thing in Its Brutality” | Amanpour & Company
July 15, 2025 | Some 11.8 million Americans are at risk of losing their health coverage through President Trump's new domestic policy law, and while he has insisted that "it's not going to cause death," former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers argues that it's a cruel law that pushes aside "simple matters of decency." Summers details his criticisms in his recent New York Times op-ed "This Law Made Me Ashamed of my Country." He joins Walter Isaacson to discuss. | Originally aired on July 15, 2025
