In other words, despite the ascendance of capitalist elements, Sweden is not entirely free of socialist influences. However, the image of Sweden and other Scandinavian countries as strongholds of ...

Then, when Sweden had already become one of the richest countries in the world, Sweden began to experiment with socialist ideas. From 1970 through 1990, government was massively expanded, taxes ...

The myth of socialist Sweden persists but in fact it has left many of the policies of the 70s and 80s behind and become one of the most market-oriented societies in the world, says Rainer Zitelmann ...

Swedish Social Democrats also played a leading role in the persecution of whistleblower Julian Assange, whose work exposed the war crimes of US imperialism and its allies.

Sweden has long had a reputation as a successful ‘socialist democracy’ – but it’s market reforms that have powered growth. Dr Rainer Zitelmann is a German historian, sociologist and author.

Sweden has a higher proportion of billionaires than the US, but far from causing anti-capitalist backlash the supposedly socialist nation welcomes its wealthy, say Rainer Zitelmann and Anders Ydstedt ...

Though still seen by many progressives as a socialist paradise, Sweden saw billionaire wealth rise by 4 points to 31 per cent of GDP — the biggest increase, and to the highest level, of the 20 ...