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
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The US President first used the phrase in his inauguration speech, and he's repeated it over the past year in reference to political and economic policies. Then, it's no surprise that the phrase resurfaced in his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Friday. But this time with the caveat, saying 'America First' does not mean 'America alone'.
So, can the man who's promoted projectionist policies and scrapped trade deals, convince the world the US is open for business?
Presenter: Richelle Carey | Guests: Ann Pettifor - Director of the UK based think-thank, Prime Economics; Michele Geraci - Head of the China Economic Policy Research Programme with Nottingham University; Mark Farha - Economics Analyst and Assistant Professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies
Saudi Billionaire, Prince Alwaleed, 'Released' from Detention
He had been held in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Riyadh since November, along with about 200 others accused of corruption. The Saudi attorney general says many have been released, after paying settlements of billions of dollars.
Al Jazeera's Hannah Hoexter reports.
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Global Wealth Inequality in Focus at Davos Summit
US President Donald Trump - who champions an "America first" trade policy - is expected to join 70 other leaders at the three-day summit.
At the centre of this year's summit is the debate over the growing gap between rich and poor.
Al Jazeera's Jonah Hull reports from the resort of Davos.