There are evenings when life feels pretty simple. You've eaten, maybe read something, maybe exercised, maybe watched a bad movie that was still pretty good. Then there are evenings when your whole life suddenly opens up like an old linen closet and everything falls out onto the floor at the same time. Then you can start to think about how…
The Sweden Democrats' betrayal of their own voters
Worse unemployment insurance for the long-term unemployed, higher unemployment, eroded welfare resources and tax cuts that have greatly benefited high-income earners. A new report from Katalys examines what the institute describes as the Sweden Democrats' betrayal of the workers, unemployed and low-income earners who helped the party to power. The SD received 29 percent of the workers' votes in the 2022 election and 27 percent among LO members….
The red-green ones are best for the disabled according to disability website
For people with disabilities, the 2026 election could determine whether the money is enough for rent, food, medicine and assistive devices. HejaOlika's review places V and MP most clearly at the top for financial security. Both want to strengthen sickness and activity compensation and let society bear the additional costs of disability. MP has also allocated 500 million kronor in its budget for increased sick-…
The US and Israel attacked but Iran appears to be winning
The US and Israel launched a war against Iran. A few months later, Iran has struck American bases around the Persian Gulf so hard that Washington is now likely to be forced to reconsider parts of its military presence. The conflict shows the limits of US power in a region where oil, sanctions and control over strategic trade and energy flows have long been at stake.
Relationships alone are not enough – happiness requires a holistic perspective
Relationships important but no miracles Good relationships are crucial for well-being. A long-term Harvard study with that message, the New York Times recently highlighted. The research supports it. People with warm, stable relationships live longer and happier on average. Isolation, on the contrary, can be as harmful as smoking. More time with family and friends actually increases…
Pyrrhic victory for Western financial markets that breaks the US world power order
The Iran deal shows something bigger than a war The so-called peace deal between the US and Iran is a largely completed peace agreement, even if Netanyahu challenges it a bit by continuing to bomb Lebanon. But Israel will probably have to give in to Trump and the US can no longer afford the political and economic price of…
When Bosnia plays in the World Cup, the national team also carries the football history of the labor movement
When Bosnia and Herzegovina enters the 2026 World Cup, it's easy to see it as a footballing saga. A small country with a surprising national team and an often politically depressed, disappointed and poorer population that, for a moment, can gather around something other than corruption, resignation and everyday difficulties. Bosnia's presence in the World Cup is about...
Money is not the problem
The economy that is wearing us out is the problem We live in a society where almost everything important is said to be too expensive. Healthcare is too expensive. School is too expensive. Dental care is too expensive. Climate change is too expensive. Secure jobs are too expensive. Pensions are too expensive. Humane working conditions are too expensive. But bank profits are not too…
With dreams and will from the Warsaw ghetto
The afternoon sun filters into the living room of Nina Einhorn's home in Stockholm. The 77-year-old doctor sits surrounded by photo albums and memories. A close friend at her side makes her laugh at an old joke. For a moment, the pain of both her cancer and her loss eases. The warmth of friendship brings comfort and the spark of life in Nina's heart.
The 2026 World Cup, football and what kind of world humanity should live in
The fact that the 2026 World Cup will be played in the United States, Canada and Mexico is more interesting and symbolically charged because it concerns a continent that has been characterized by various problems and challenges over the past ten years. It is not least about questions and processes about whether the continent should become more politically, culturally and economically integrated or whether the opposite…