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
Monday 8 October 2012
Inside Story US 2012 - Ignoring America's Poor
With 46 million people living in poverty, why are the presidential candidates so quiet on issues affecting the poor? Shihab Rattansi speaks to Cheri Honkala, Marcy Wheeler & Austin Nichols
