Moralisation de la vie publique : “En Suède, la transparence en politique est une valeur profonde”
Un billet de Juliette Bénabent, Télérama
Un billet de Juliette Bénabent, Télérama
« What do the McDonald’s Arch Deluxe sandwich, the Nokia N-Gage, and Crystal Pepsi all have in common? All three of these innovations were failures: the “adult” McDonald’s sandwich, the mobile phone that was also a (subpar) gaming device, and the soda that tasted just like Pepsi (but looked translucent) all failed to gain enough…
In Sweden, a Cash-Free Future Nears, par Liz Alderman du New York Times STOCKHOLM — Parishioners text tithes to their churches. Homeless street vendors carry mobile credit-card readers. Even the Abba Museum, despite being a shrine to the 1970s pop group that wrote “Money, Money, Money,” considers cash so last-century that it does not accept…
“So how are things working out in the most immigration-friendly country on the planet? Not so well.” Sweden’s ugly immigration problem, par Margaret Wente du Globe and Mail So how are things working out in the most immigration-friendly country on the planet? Not so well, says Tino Sanandaji. Mr. Sanandaji is himself an immigrant, a Kurdish-Swedish…
Gian Paolo Accardo Vox Europ Si les enfants sont choyés en Suède plus que partout ailleurs dans le monde – le pays caracole en tête des classements sur le bien-être et l’épanouissement des petits – son système scolaire est en perte de vitesse. La Suède est même, parmi les pays industrialisés, celui qui a connu…
By Jenny Nordberg New Yorker Last month, Saudi Arabia abruptly cut ties with Sweden, recalling its ambassador and announcing that it would issue no new visas to Swedish business travelers. The cause, according to Saudi Arabia, was some remarks made by Margot Wallström, the foreign minister of Sweden. On February 11th, Wallström, speaking before the…
The New York Times Sweden’s pioneering law criminalizing the purchase of sex while allowing its sale — putting the criminal burden on the buyer, not the prostitute, while providing more assistance to women who want to stop selling sex — has been considered a success and a model for other countries since it was introduced…
A music video about penises and vaginas from a Swedish children’s programme went viral last week. The Local The video shows a cartoon penis and vagina dancing around to a song designed to introduce children aged between three and six years to the differences between boys and girls and help them understand the human body….
Lise Ravary – 21 novembre 2014 Saviez-vous que la Suède, le pays le plus social-démocrate et le plus égalitaire au monde, module les tarifs en garderie selon les revenus des parents (incluant la valeur des avantages sociaux) facturant l’équivalent de 3% du salaire, jusqu’à concurrence de 2 000$ par année ? Ceux qui n’ont pas de…
Lise Ravary – 21 novembre 2014 Saviez-vous que la Suède, le pays le plus social-démocrate et le plus égalitaire au monde, module les tarifs en garderie selon les revenus des parents (incluant la valeur des avantages sociaux) facturant l’équivalent de 3% du salaire, jusqu’à concurrence de 2 000$ par année ? Ceux qui n’ont pas de…