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
Republicans in the House of Representatives have introduced legislation to re-structure Social Security. But rather than “re-structuring” the program, it simply gives huge tax cuts to wealthy while cutting benefits for people living on Social Security. The Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins discusses this.
A tribute film to Margaret Thatcher - our greatest peacetime Prime Minister - featuring contributions from those who served in her governments and worked alongside her, and those whose lives were influenced by her.
April 9 (Bloomberg) -- Niall Ferguson, a professor of history at Harvard University, talks about former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Ferguson speaks in Hong Kong with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move." (Source: Bloomberg)