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New Bloom is an online magazine featuring radical perspectives on Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific, founded by a group of students and activists after the 2014 Sunflower Movement in Taiwan. We seek to provide a space that fosters political and intellectual transnational dialogues in the Left.
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OPINION: EVA Air's Recent Scandals Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Taiwanese airlines have a long and sordid history of sexism and mistreatment of employees.

Who Will Step Up and Chair Taiwan's New Power Party?
Will the New Power Party take a step forward, or will it succumb to brewing factionalism?

Indigenous Occupation Dismantled by Taipei Police on Its 699th Day
Indigenous protesters have vowed to continue their occupation after police dismantled their encampment on Jan. 22.

Is China Using Language Textbooks to Influence Taiwanese Education?
A crucial post-Sunflower debate over China-centric language learning has been rekindled in Taiwan.

OPINION: A Taiwan Betel Nut Store Reveals a Deeper Culture of Insensitivity
The display of a Nazi swastika in a Wanhua betel nut store is no isolated incident, writes Brian Hioe.

OPINION: Time for Tsai to Use Her Momentum to Renew Taiwanese Identity
Now is the time for Tsai Ing-wen to leave her mark by driving a renewal of Taiwanese identity.

OPINION: Ma Ying-jeou and Wang Jin-pyng Revive KMT 'September Struggle'
Are the two KMT titans rehashing their epic Sep. 2013 political struggle?

OPINION: The Departure of James Mattis Is a Dire Warning for Taiwan
Taiwan should note that the US can no longer be counted on to unconditionally support its allies.

OPINION: From 2014 Sunflowers to 2018's KMT 'Blue Wave,' the Youth Are Anxious
Last week's student protests at NTU against former Premier Jiang Yi-huah are a snapshot of Taiwan's current political moment.

OPINION: KMT Fukushima Food Ban Drives a Wedge Between Taiwan & Japan
If the food ban referendum was a strategic maneuver by the KMT, it seems to be working as intended.