A tale of two Nobel nations
Thursday, December 11, 2008 The days are short here in Stockholm, which is so far north that winter daylight is limited to about four hours a day. But the city is buzzing with visitors, media and...
View ArticleFrom worst to first: A call for better child care
A friend of mine is a hard working politician who knocks on people's doors, even when he's not out on the hustings, just to ask his constituents how life is going. The complaint Peter Tabuns, MPP for...
View ArticleRight-wing nationalist party wins 20 seats in Swedish parliament
rey-2010-11-16b.mp3The Sweden Democrats are a populist, anti-immigration party which traces its roots to neo-Nazi groupings from the 1980s. Daniel Poohl is author of a book about the Sweden Democrats....
View ArticleThe vilification of Julian Assange
Wednesday, December 15, 2010Despite being granted bail, Wikileaks founder and editor Julian Assange remains imprisoned in London, awaiting extradition proceedings to answer a prosecutor's questions in...
View ArticleSwedish Culture Minister cuts blackface cake, causes scandal
So thi shocking bit of news has been making the rounds lately. Swedish Minister of Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth was marking World Art Day in Stockholm n April 15 and they were also celebrating the...
View ArticleBeing and Being Bought: An interview with Kajsa Ekis Ekman
Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Swedish journalist and the author of “Being and Being Bought: Prostitution, Surrogacy and the Split Self," which was recently translated into French and English. I spoke with her...
View ArticleDoes the Swedish voting system exemplify democracy?
Thursday, July 3, 2014Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a monthly supporter of rabble.ca. Almedalen is a week-long festivity of debate and dialogue about politics in...
View ArticleActual evidence shows the Nordic model works
A study commissioned by Norway’s government shows that criminalizing the purchase of sex has decreased trafficking and has not caused violence against women to increase, as some have claimed.Johns have...
View ArticleActor and MLA Lenore Zann vies for Nova Scotia NDP leadership
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.On October 8, 2013 the provincial government of Nova Scotia went down to defeat. Led by Premier...
View ArticleFilm review: Swedish-built Somalian bandy team shows how sport can challenge...
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming.A good story allows you to walk a mile in another's shoes, feel the stretch of their lives, visit...
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