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…
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Towards a more peaceful world despite Ukraine
Hans Blix believes in a more peaceful world despite ongoing conflicts such as the Ukraine war. Blix is a well-known lawyer, formerly internationally responsible for disarmament and a former UN official. Blix argues that the threat of nuclear weapons deters large-scale war. But nuclear weapons are inherently too dangerous. The Second World War raised many people's opposition to war as a solution and has contributed to demands for…
Low popularity of benefactor Biden
President Biden has achieved a lot on the economy - especially falling inflation and a great many more jobs. Biden has also won several legislative victories. These will limit the rise in prescription drug prices, expand care options for veterans, slow climate change and rebuild the nation's infrastructure. Still, his popularity ratings are among the lowest in American history except for those of Trump…
Can solar and wind boost productivity?
When productivity increases, preferably without us working harder, we get more to distribute or things that under facilitate our livelihood, efficiency and comfort. Since the 1970s, information technology has been in focus. This has not facilitated the physical production that much? Can the development of solar, wind and water energy not only save the climate but also speed up…
No government deficits – society's unnecessary straitjacket
Vote for bigger government deficits! Deficits are part of how the state regulates the market and protects citizens and nature. Neoliberalism attacks this. How is money created? Can we afford to work? Sweden's Riksbank's prize in economic science in memory of Alfred Nobel in 2022 suggested that banks have an important role for the social economy even if this can…
Sweden is selling out our companies and assets
In 1999, Ford bought Swedish Volvo Cars because the Swedish company lacked capital. The company was then sold to Chinese Geely for 13 billion. (Source: Affärsvärlden). This has led to Swedish capital disappearing abroad. When Sweden's car manufacturer was sold to a Chinese company, a dictatorship gained control of this company. Swedish News 28 October 2022 shows…
The Swedes and the environmental issue
Do Swedes care about the environment, the climate and biodiversity? #miljö #klimatet #biologiskmångfald #svenskar #opinion #election2022 #journalism https://www.forskning.se/2022/10/18/klimatfragan-forsvann/
How to save equality and the environment/nature all over the world
Global equality and the environment - how do we save these? Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is a macroeconomic theory that proposes that governments with their own currency have the ability to spend unlimited amounts of money on desirable sectors of the economy. Sustainably productive investments increase budget space According to MMT, government spending is limited by inflation and not by public debt....
The 1700th century scientific revolution is moving in a direction towards making us robots or digital
"It has not always been a matter of course that the musician should play exactly what is written. Until Mozart's time, musicians often improvised and then added music that was not in the sheet music.” ( https://www.forskning.se/2022/06/16/friare-tolkning-noter-klassisk-musik/ ). A change took place during the 1800th century when sheet music was mass produced. Then it became more difficult to give sufficient instructions for free interpretation….
Strategy for the Social Democrats to win the 2026 election
A new strategy is needed for the Social Democrats. We need to create good jobs at all levels for everyone. We must stop the price of gasoline from reaching ever-escalating heights. We must offer everyone good social security and pensions. We have to regulate social security and pensions by price and wage indices. We must eliminate the lack of good, cheap and beautiful rental properties. The lack…