A right-wing objection to a generous social security system is that it benefits those who do not work more than those who do. But is it that simple? Can these two groups be distinguished? Many cannot or do not manage to work all their lives. You get burned out, you get cancer, you can't find a job no matter how hard you search,...
Month: September 2009
Sensible criticism of Jan Björklund's authoritarian school
How to create a functioning knowledge society?
A knowledge society faces demands that an industrial society did not. If in an industrial society you did not study or were gifted, there was no problem with what happened to you. Then you had to take an unqualified and slightly lower paid job. But if you cannot take a post-secondary degree in a knowledge society, then...
Solidarity feminism
I am for solidarity feminism. In other words, women generally have a subordinate position and we must work to give her an equal position. However, there cannot always be equality in performance requirements for everyone, because not all individuals are equally strong. In a home/at a certain workplace, a woman may need more help, in a…
Demand exceptions from the EU that secure the Swedish collective agreement model
Sweden now has the opportunity to say yes to the new EU constitution and demand exceptions that protect the Swedish collective agreement model and unchanged rights for Swedish unions to take industrial action!