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
January 06, 2017
Mexico: Protests Rage as Petrol Prices Shoot Up 20%
Mexicans have demonstrated for a fifth-straight day against a sudden increase in the cost of fuel.
Government deregulation has sent prices surging more than 20 percent since January 1.
The latest protest follows a night of widespread looting across several cities with hundreds of stores ransacked.
Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports from Mexico City.