A Conversation with Anti-Revision Student Activists
This summer’s Anti-Revision protests by high school students was another watershed in Taiwan’s history. How did it affect the students? What is their story?
KM Week in Review Issue 7 (9/3/15)
Long weekend reading includes Lien’s visit to China, Hung’s break from campaigning, and an adult film actress on the EasyCard. Elsewhere, journalist Wang Xiaolu is blamed for stock market problems in China.
Will the Taiwan Solidarity Union Disappear?
Amidst the rise of third-choice parties in Taiwan, the Taiwan Solidarity Union, founded by former president Lee Teng-hui, is struggling to stay alive, even though its platform is gaining popularity.
KM Week in Review Issue 6 (8/27/15)
Latest this week includes official bear market for Taiwan, a second chemical explosion in China, North and South Korea take a step back from confrontation.
兔兒神廟與假陽具：談談（同性的）愛愛吧
盧道長和「異物」都開始去掀開對於愛情、性、社會福祉、與平等的含義的不同觀點。即使一位從古代傳統民俗的角度，而另外一邊則是從商業的角度出發，他們都試著去增加台灣人對於如何看待性、以及對於性的看法的對話。
Lee Teng-hui and the Battle for Taiwan’s Historic Identity
While Ma and the KMT are fantasizing about the Taiwanese people coming around to the stories of their former glory, the people are busy fighting for their own right to define history and identity.
KM Week in Review Issue 5 (8/20/15)
Latest from Taiwan includes Ko Wen-je’s visit to Shanghai, and a commando rescue at sea. Elsewhere, search for answers continue after bomb explosion in Thailand, and North Korea and South Korea exchange artillery fire.
The Fight Over Education: Sorting for the Social Assembly Line
Taiwan’s Confucian labor values are perpetuated by the grownups, which includes the government, through education. Innovation, and a functioning democratic state, requires the youth to question authority and be self-critical.
國民黨鐵票倉的末日
馬政府的執政不得民心，很大的一個原因就是台灣的人才庫已經不大，而馬英九仍然只選擇某單一族群認同的人才，這些不自覺的親中傾向也解釋了為什麼有些最近的政策已經失去平衡與合理性。
KM Week in Review Issue 4 (8/13/15)
The aftermath of typhoon Soudelor, and justice in a case from last year’s Sunflower Movement. Elsewhere, nations continue to strategize as everyone focuses on China’s multiple depreciations of the yuan.
Social Democracy in Taiwan (KP34)
Prof. Fan Yun founded the Social Democratic Party, to promote better social justice in Taiwan. She is running for member of parliament in Taipei’s Da’an District. We talk to her about her ideals and how to realize them.
“They Don’t Get It, They’re Just Kids”
KMT presidential nominee Hung Hsiu-chu said that the student protesters “bu dongshi” (不懂事), that roughly translated means “they don’t get it, they’re just kids.” It neatly encapsulates the attitude of the very same system that created the curriculum controversy.