Social Movements

Politics of Nuclear Fission: A Critique of the Nobel Peace Prize 2024

After decades of fighting for a nuke-free world, the organization Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a press conference, Toshiyuki Mimaki, one of the representatives of Hidankyo, expressed his gratitude, but soon added that he thought the Nobel Peace Prize would go to those who help the children in Gaza, since “in Gaza, children in blood are being held. It's like in Japan 80 years ago"...

Criticisms of Obasan Alliance After Gaza March Show Partisan Divisions in Taiwanese Politics

After a march marking the one-year anniversary of the start of Israel’s genocide of Palestinians in Gaza earlier this month, the Obasan Alliance has come under criticism from pro-independence groups over the third party being perceived as standing with pro-unification groups. This has included allegations that the China Unification Promotion Party (CUPP), which is associated with the Bamboo Union organized crime group, was in attendance at the march. This is not true, in that the CUPP was not present...