Despite increased life expectancy since the 1950s, large differences between groups are increasing. The average life expectancy for men in Sweden is 82,3 years. For women, it is 85,4, which is 3,1 years more than for men. For example, the average life expectancy in the 1950s, calculated from birth, was around 74 years for women and 71 years for men. Nowadays, infant mortality is lower…
Category: Asylum
Saving the world starts with local protests
How do we save democracy, world peace, the climate and nature? Democracy wins the people and vulnerable groups through local protests historically. If they are of sufficient public interest, they spread. Today's capital is built on fragile international systems such as just-in-time. These are very sensitive to disruptions. If local protests spread, this could have a major effect. Could red-green…
Refugees fleeing war and violence - more are not granted asylum
Frida Johansson Metso writes in DN 2024-09-13 about how refugee policy in Sweden has changed drastically since 1948, when the UN introduced human rights. She focuses on the incident at Alsike monastery in 1993, where the police brutally picked up refugees who had sought protection, even though some were later granted asylum. Today, many refugees fleeing war are treated as “alternatively…
The long-term unemployed and workers receive a tough blow from the new unemployment insurance fund
Devastating for the long-term unemployed On 18 June 2024, the Riksdag decided to implement significant changes in unemployment insurance (a-kassan). Devastating for the long-term unemployed, the disabled, immigrants and many vulnerable professional groups. Save the unemployment fund! Vote here. For the Unemployed: The new reduction in benefits may lead to financial difficulties for the long-term unemployed. These are often disabled or low-educated immigrants. Critics say that…
Defend democracy and progressivity in the 2024 EU elections
THE LAST DAY TO VOTE IS JUNE 9. Democracy at Games The 2024 EU elections offer an opportunity to influence Europe's future. The red-green parties, such as the Social Democrats, the Left Party and the Green Party, stand for democracy, human rights, more equality and a more humane asylum policy. The left party also wants to change EU rules so that apartment rents in Sweden can fall. To vote for…
Visitation zones instead of competitiveness
In visitation zones, the police must be able to stop and search people without having a specific suspicion of crime. The idea is that it will make the streets safer, but many are against it. Critics believe that it can lead to abuse and violations of people's rights. This is especially true if it is used against certain groups based on skin color…
Schrödinger's immigrants
Communicators work for democracy
In public Sweden, intensive work is underway to balance the budget for next year. We have high inflation and expect recession. A warning is issued against making too large savings by reducing the number of communicators. Politicians and debaters sometimes question the need for these, which is seen as short-term and risky for citizens' participation...
S new social analysis a flop
S's new social analysis is for immigration but is it and everything else it is in a way that is most repressive. The class analysis and the workers' needs are absent. S is the big red-green society-supporting party. It must abandon the idea of "saving-in-the-barns". This austerity goal is only focused on subsidizing the wealth of the very few at the expense of…
Tidö camp - authoritarian reception center for refugees
Ulf Bjereld, professor of political science, writes in the newspaper Konkret about Tidölaget's plans to place asylum seekers in special reception centers. Bjereld strongly criticizes this. He believes that this goes against a humane refugee policy and damages Sweden's reputation internationally. Camps like in authoritarian societies Bjereld believes that gathering asylum seekers in these reception centers, called "Temporary camps," is reminiscent of...