We Once Had the Answers
Sweden’s social democrats managed to solve a housing crisis and build a million homes in less than a decade. Why, then, is the Miljonprogrammet maligned today?
6 Articles by: Petter Nilsson
Petter Nilsson is a member of the Center for Marxist Social Studies and works for the Left Party in Stockholm.
Opening the Door to the Far Right
Sunday’s election in Sweden shows how the decline of robust social-democratic guarantees can feed the rise of the far right.
Waiting in the Wings
Sweden’s radical left was never able to build the strength necessary to go beyond — or even fully preserve — the welfare state.
Sweden Shuts the Door
Sweden takes its generosity toward refugees as a point of pride. So why did it just impose harsh limits on asylum seekers?
Beyond the Swedish Model
Sweden shows the promise and limits of the welfare state.
Sweden Without Illusions
In the upcoming Swedish elections, despite continued popularity for the country’s welfare state, Left prospects are bleak.