When capital relinquishes ownership
As the ownership of firms becomes transferred to algorithmically-controlled index funds, why not put their human employees in charge … [Read more...]
What saved American democracy?
Democracy in the United States survived last week's assault by Donald Trump and his supporting mob. But why it survived raises questions awkward for … [Read more...]
What to do about economic inequality?
Economic inequality has burgeoned as income from capital has risen faster than growth. Time to change the owners of capital. The economic system … [Read more...]
Politics Of Fear Versus Politics Of Hope
There are many different ways to understand the dimensions of politics. The classic right-left scale has dominated most European politics for over a … [Read more...]
Strange Bedfellows Undermining Liberalism: Trump And Academia
For people like myself, working as a social science researcher, these are very strange times. Almost any colleague, in whatever discipline you talk … [Read more...]
UBI: A Bad Idea For The Welfare State
In its admittedly noble striving for increased social justice, the political left has historically had several ideas that, one might dare claim, were … [Read more...]
Reinventing Social Democracy: An updated Swedish model
Well, Bo, thank you very much for joining us today to do a SWOT analysis of the Swedish Social Democratic party SAP. What is the historic position of … [Read more...]
Immigration And Economic Growth: Is Keynes Back?
There is something very strange going on in the current debate on refugee immigration. There is a lot of alarmist talk about youth gang criminality, … [Read more...]
Macron And The Nordic Model
Emmanuel Macron's political success has surprised many political commentators. The fact that in a large country like France with long-standing … [Read more...]
The Long Affair Between The Working Class And The Intellectual Cultural Left Is Over
Sometimes love comes to an end. The glow fades, the couple has grown "apart" or suffered what used to be called "irreconcilable differences”. This … [Read more...]
Why Has The White Working Class Abandoned The Left?
Maybe the most surprising political development during this decade is why increased inequality in almost all capitalist market societies has not … [Read more...]
