In Movement, Johan Sjölander raises an important and pressing criticism of the Social Democrats. Sjölander puts his finger on a painful truth – that the party has long been accused of drifting to the right. Now the party has actually drifted far too far to the right. But Sjölander's criticism is too mild. The reality is that the Social Democrats, together with their allies…
Category: utopian
Nobel Prize on Power and Progress
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…
Small changes in more equal societies good for longer, good lives
Research points to five safe ways to influence health and extend life Living long and feeling well until the end is possible, according to research from Olle Melander, professor of internal medicine at Skåne University Hospital. The research, which also includes Melander himself as a "test animal", provides insights into how you can influence your biological aging and prevent age-related...
Extortion - our society's highest morality
The title may sound a bit absurd. But how many of us don't work with blood, sweat and tears? Time studies take place at workplaces. The aim is to get the most out of the worker in the shortest possible time as often as possible. If the worker cannot live up to this, even if only by a few percent, she is ashamed to death...
Trickle-down economics has reached the end of the road
Comedian Jonathan Pie shows with pinpoint brilliance in the video below how Trickle-down economics with his mantra: "Help the rich! Punish the poor!” not working. Trickle-down economics does not build a strong economy nor a strong welfare. Put simply, it leads to a very difficult existence for those who have the least. Even many high achievers…
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....
Stability and changes in the values of Swedes and the world's population
An interesting survey has come out about changes in the values of Swedes and the world population. In Sweden, family is important and mutual trust is great. Confidence in Sweden is high for all groups. But some immigrant groups are just trustworthy but are not perceived to be as extraordinarily trustworthy as the rest of the population.
"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,…
Preventive and repressive measures are not enough against gang crime and crime
Against gang crime, criminality and social unrest, school and social services are important preventive and rehabilitative efforts, as well as police and prison significant repressive efforts are important parts. But even more important is to offer good jobs to everyone with long-term employment and good wages. Work is historically one of Sweden's most effective integration and order-creating factors. Unemployment also seems to lead…
Adapt the pension to needs
In 2019, Sweden is the 17th richest country in the world. We have a good tax base. To maintain purchasing power and for the sake of fairness, we need pensions at a reasonable level. The compensation rate or pensions' share of the final salary decreases with each generation. For more details, see what the Swedish Pensions Authority writes here.