Connecting the Dots Working Group: Workshop in Stockholm

Connecting the Dots Working Group Workshop Connecting the Dots (CTD) är ett nytt Stockholmsbaserat gräsrotinitiativ och en arbetsgrupp med syfte att fungera som tankesmedja, organisatör och initiativtagare. Vi vill bjuda in er  till en workshop. Våra medlemmar är aktiva inom den breda vänstern och inom gröna, feministiska, antimilitaristiska och antirasistiska rörelser som aktivister, akademiker, konstnärer…

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How to Build Affordable Housing in Sweden: A Thought Experiment for the Left

THE BIGGEST BARRIERS ARE POLITICAL AND NOT SIMPLY “ECONOMIC” By Jonathan M. Feldman The argument that it is impossible to build low cost housing sounds plausible, using the tools of standard housing economics, but it leaves many questions unanswered. First, the population of Stockholm and other key locations will inevitably expand. One study suggests its…

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Deconstructing Peter Woladarski’s Editorial on the SD Poster Controversy

Deconstructing Peter Woladarski’s Låt SD vråla för sig själva i svensk politik  in Dagens Nyheter, August 9, 2015: An Analysis of Nine Key Problems Picture 1: SD poster campaign; Picture 2: August 4, 2015 protest against posters By Jonathan Michael Feldman, Posted August 9, 2015 and August 10, 2015 Preface At one point in time,…

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A Comprehensive Global Agenda Is Needed

I. Democracy  Networks The concentration of  power in large corporations and banks has placed serious constraints on democracy. Many large companies have outsourced work overseas and failed to organize work at home. The megabanks, backed by bond rating agencies and governments, have created austerity programs, and have received bailouts when  many are jobless or homeless.Yet, we…

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