An ideology in power that favors workers must guide technological development. It determines whether we get a fairer world. Technological progress has not always meant better working conditions or higher wages for everyone. We need to develop innovations that help workers become better at their tasks, not just replace them with automation. Then the technology would…
Category: Organizational issues
Physical meeting places that create positive emotions make sense
Our society's bourgeois line of work limits the social freedom of movement of those who lack paid work and are not old-age pensioners. At the same time, working life is so inhumane that people lose their ethics there. At the same time, people have very little energy left for organized activity after work. As Durkheim wrote, we become human in the encounter with other human beings. But about these meetings…
Life is the meaning of life
Life itself is the meaning of life and not just my own life but all life and the preservation of this in as peaceful and pleasant a way as possible is the meaning of life. Of course, we will be happier in a more equal and libertarian and more empathetic world than today's. Working for a better society makes us…
The people need both the middle class and the working class
Are you part of the middle class and feel like your job doesn't really make a difference? Don't worry, you're not alone in that feeling. But here comes something that might make you think again. We've heard that some experts believe it's time for the middle class to reassess its role…
Every vote counts
Every vote counts. One of the most powerful pieces of advice I received was from the end of my university studies, when a PhD student or researcher said: Don't be afraid to do what you believe in, because whatever you do, many people do the same thing.
"Survival" - Book for libertarian left-wing social democracy
Why did welfare in Sweden begin to be dismantled from the 70s? Can everyone get a job? How do we give people housing? The climate - how do we save it? Feel good in a challenging society, okay? The newly published book "Survival - for society and the people" wants to spark discussion about society and life. Read the review by Lars Gahrn,…
We voluntarily discipline ourselves online
Philosopher Foucault spoke of how as feudal punishments softened towards the end of the 1700th century and the beginning of the 1800th century, society shifted from disciplining our bodies through physical punishment to chastising our souls. Facebook and social media have taken this a step further.
M goes to the 2018 elections on classic right-wing politics
"And here is some of the content: Change labor law, start introducing market rents, toughen penalties, tighten migration policy, limit benefits and lower taxes. Take a deep breath - and feel the color return to your cheeks. " So writes the journalist Göran Eriksson in the article in SvD "Nu also M leaves the no-go zone of politics" about how M leaves the center of politics...
Sustainable working methods provide good working conditions
The above may seem like a tautology. For decades, workplaces have had less resources for staff and greater demands on work effort per employee. Then many may be attracted by the fact that a certain workplace or professional category has good working conditions. Then they find themselves there and work hard or harder to push their way into the old group....
Baby steps towards a free, equal and solidary society
It is important that we red-green dare to tell about all the good things our red-green government is doing with the little power it has today. It has increased the social insurance fund so that it is a little easier to live on. It has removed the automatic deadlock in health insurance. It has stopped the tax cuts and even raised some taxes….