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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Richard Wolff: The Decline of the US Empire Is Accelerating Fast
Aug 22, 2026 | Prof. Richard Wolff discusses why the symptoms of imperial decline are accelerating rapidly in the US.