Many excesses of the welfare state were equally absurd, including the generous sick pay. As well as statutory payments, most employees in Sweden received additional sickness benefits under both ...

Scandinavia is not socialist; in fact, they are often ranked far higher than socialist economies like Venezuela in terms of ...

After a month of talks following the September 11 election in Sweden, the right-wing Moderate Party has come to power with the support of the far-right Sweden Democrats. Moderate leader Ulf ...

For years, I've heard American leftists say Sweden is proof that socialism works, that it doesn't have to turn out as badly as the Soviet Union or Cuba or Venezuela did. But that's not what Swedish ...

After months of political wrangling, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven has managed to cling to power for a second term, swallowing a bitter pill by agreeing to cooperate with the centre-right.

This Sunday’s general election in Sweden could result in a far-right party with roots in the neo-Nazi movement emerging as the country’s second largest in parliament and even joining the government.

Critics and supporters often misunderstand what defines an economic system based on public ownership of the means of ...

PARIS (Reuters) - The crash of Sweden's long-ruling Social Democrats to their worst defeat since 1914 highlights the decline of socialist parties in much of Europe, drained by social change, economic ...

“If a man is not a socialist at 20 he has no heart, but if he remains one at 30 he has no head.” — Attributed to King Oscar II of Sweden (1829-1907) My widowed mother married my stepfather when I was ...

A Topeka psychiatrist who is writing an academic book on the impact of racism and bigotry — and how it can manifest in music — says he has been harassed in the wake of a Swedish socialist group ...