Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

Girard Mariano Lopez

Interview: Kawtorpai Church

Patrick Huang

Electricity Price Hikes Likely to Lead to Political Contestation

Brian Hioe

Civil Society Groups Mark Anniversary of Fukushima Disaster Earlier This Month

Brian Hioe

Freeway and High-Speed Rail Proposal by the KMT Stokes Controversy

Brian Hioe

Die-in Held in Liberty Plaza in Taipei for Palestine and Gaza

Brian Hioe

Social Movements

籽：紐約市塑膠吸管

Enbion Micah Aan
2018年六月二十一號，市議員耶史比與商業領導者、社運人士與環保組織，推出了936法案，而讓紐約市正式加入了禁止使用一次性塑膠吸管的運動。由於這個動作，紐約市加入了其他想要禁止一次性塑膠吸管國家與城市。這是一個深思熟慮的立法，提供商家2年適應機會，第一次罰款美金一百元，第二次四百元，包含了執行機構，也有提供給予殘障者的例外。...
EnvironmentalJuly 2018SeedsSocial Movements中文2 min read

Seeds: Straw Free NYC

Enbion Micah Aan
On June 21st, 2018, with Intro No 936, New York City officially joins the movement in an attempt to ban single-use plastic straws, spearheaded by Council Member Espinal with the support of a coalition of business leaders, activists, and environmental organizations. Given public discussion in Taiwan regarding an upcoming ban on plastic straws, we might take a look at this in comparison...
EnglishEnvironmentalJuly 2018SeedsSocial Movements5 min read

Debate About Two-Stroke Scooters, Plastic Straws Point To Challenges Facing Environmental Legislation

Brian Hioe
Demonstrations by two-stroke scooters owners as well as recent controversy regarding plastic straws illustrate some of the difficulties facing efforts to introduce environmental legislation in Taiwan. As with elsewhere in the world, efforts at environmental legislation will meet resistance when they infringe upon long-held social habits...
EnglishEnvironmentalJune 2018Social Movements6 min read

After Huashan Murder, Attempts To Scapegoat Creatives On PTT And In Taiwanese Media

Brian Hioe
The conservatism of Taiwanese social morality can be observed in reactions to a recent murder case that occurred in the 120 Grassroots Self-Autonomous Zone, involving the dismemberment of a 30-year-old woman surnamed Gao by a 37-year-old archery teacher surnamed Chen. What is visible through such reactions are attempts to displace blame onto a small group of young people while avoiding addressing deep-rooted problems of toxic masculinity in Taiwanese society. Much reactions have been centered on the Internet, particularly through PTT, including doxxing, harassment, and the posting online of personal information of Grassroots organizers by way of the "human flesh search engine"...
EnglishGender/SexualityJune 2018Social Movements15 min read

華山草原殺人事件之後，藝術份子成為台灣社會性強暴行為的替罪羔羊

Brian Hioe
近日於120草原自治區，一名三十歲的高姓女子，被一名37歲的陳姓射箭老師殺害分屍。從大眾反應中，可明顯看出台灣的保守社會道德，企圖將責難推給一小撮年輕人，同時避免解決台灣社會傳統沙文主義（toxic masculinity）根深蒂固的問題。許多社會反應來自網路，尤其是PTT，包括鄉民進行人肉搜索。...
Gender/SexualityJulia ChienJune 2018Social Movements中文3 min read