Tag Archives: Politics & Society

Brexit — a rejection of mainstream economics If, as a result of Brexit, the economy crashes it will not vindicate the economists, it will simply illustrate once more their failure. We, at Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) call for an urgent, independent, public inquiry into the economics profession, and its role in precipitating both the financial crisis of 2007-9, the subsequent very slow ‘recovery’; and in the British European referendum...

There will be a lot of postmortems for the European Union (EU) after Brexit. Many will suggest that this was a victory against the neoliberal policies of the European Union … The problem is that while it is true that the EU leaders have been part of the problem and have pursued the neoliberal policies within the framework of the union, sometimes with treaties like the Fiscal Compact, it is far from clear that Brexit and the possible demise of the union, if the fever spreads to...

The EU establishment has been held to account for the euro mess, for austerity policies that turned recession into depression, for the galloping inequality, and for the millions and millions of unemployed. The austerity policies pursued in the UK and elsewhere, is deeply disturbing. When an economy is already hanging on the ropes, you can’t just cut government spendings. Cutting government expenditures reduces the aggregate demand. Lower aggregate demand means lower tax...

Whatever you do for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine This one is for you — all you brothers and sisters struggling to survive in civil wars or forced to flee your homes and risking your lives on your way to my country or other countries in Europe. [embedded content] Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you?...

Mångkulturalism — ett hot mot jämställdheten Är mångkulturalismen ett hot mot jämställdheten? Det beror på hur majoritetssamhället agerar. Men om tassandet kring frågan fortsätter så är risken stor att svaret blir ja. Med stort mod och hårt arbete har Sveriges kvinnor vunnit en sexuell frihet våra förmödrar bara kunde drömma om … Men det här är inte en kvinnofråga. Det ingår om Sverige ska förbli en västerländsk liberal demokrati – det bästa sätt att leva ihop som människan hittills kommit...

A moron courting other morons  [embedded content] Living in the U.S. you soon find out that it’s a country with exceptionally many gifted and bright people. But, unfortunately, it is also a country where a moron with lots of money may run for president — and where, sadly enough, a lot of other morons obviously will vote for him …

En del badhus har separata badtider för kvinnor – bland annat Rosengårdsbadet i Malmö, som marknadsför ”enbart kvinnlig personal på plats och fönstren skyddas för insyn” … Skilda badtider. Skilda träningstider. Skilda lokaler. Valbart och frivilligt? Liberalt, alltså? Nej, faktiskt inte … Om hela badet stängs för alla av det ena könet när det andra badar så drabbas alla. Inte bara av att inte kunna bada just där och då, utan av att synen på det motsatta könet blir sned och jämställdhet...

Woman is the nigger of the world För en tid sedan skrev Sara Mohammad — grundare av Glöm aldrig Pela och Fadime — i en debattartikel på SVT Opinion att hon idag med oro ser hur religiösa krafter flyttar fram sina positioner här i Sverige: Häromveckan gick Storsjöbadet i Österstund ut med att de börjar sälja burkinis, och flera badhus har börjat med skilda badtider för kvinnor och män. Vi är många som flytt från ett kulturellt och religiöst förtryck med krav på kontroll av kvinnors...

Olof Palme In Memoriam  [embedded content] Olof Palme. Born in January 1927. Murdered in February 1986. 30 years and a loss my country — Sweden — is still suffering from.  [embedded content]

Krugman owes Friedman an apology! February 20, 2016 Dear Paul, Your suggestion that “personal ambition” in any way influenced my analysis of the Sanders economic plan is as insulting as it is wrong and you owe me an apology. You don’t know me. We did not quite overlap in graduate school and our paths have diverged since. We have never met or spoken. The closest we came was when my department attempted to bring you to Amherst to give a guest lecture. Never happened because we could not...