Guano Guano
The first overseas acquisition of the United States was not Hawaii, but Midway, claimed under the Guano Act of 1856.
Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / Elinor Langer
Excerpts From the ‘Apology Resolution’ Excerpts From the ‘Apology Resolution’
Here's how the US Congress addressed the issue.
Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / Elinor Langer
The Nation on Annexation The Nation on Annexation
From our archives: The Nation addressed the question of annexation in 1898.
Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / Elinor Langer
Famous Are the Flowers: Hawaiian Resistance Then–and Now Famous Are the Flowers: Hawaiian Resistance Then–and Now
The story of how the Hawaiian people lost their homeland--and their continuing quest to win it back.
Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / Elinor Langer
Truckers Hit the Brakes Truckers Hit the Brakes
Hard hit by rising costs and the threat of losing their rigs, truckers are staging protests, calling for a bailout and lower fuel prices. What if the rest of us joined them?
Apr 7, 2008 / Barbara Ehrenreich
A Neo-Deal A Neo-Deal
The new positive rights of the twenty-first century.
Apr 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / William Alexander Organek
A Modern Government A Modern Government
We must embrace the universal benefits of a government dedicated to preparing citizens for acompetitive and unpredictable world.
Apr 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Max Rose
A Bold New Democratic Party A Bold New Democratic Party
With the nation's economy in a slump, it's time for a twenty-first-century New Deal.
Apr 3, 2008 / Feature / Rep. Maurice Hinchey
Chalabi’s Lobby Chalabi’s Lobby
Lobbyist Charles Black, now embroiled in controversy as a senior advisor to John McCain, was among those who aided Ahmed Chalabi's deceptive campaign for war in Iraq.
Apr 3, 2008 / Feature / Aram Roston
All Aboard the McCain Express All Aboard the McCain Express
The conservative noise machine is coming around to support him--if it can keep its stories straight.
Apr 3, 2008 / Feature / Rick Perlstein