Elinor Langer

Elinor Langer, a member of The Nation editorial board, is the author of Josephine Herbst (1983) and A Hundred Little Hitlers: The Death of a Black Man, the Trial of a White Racist and the Rise of the Neo-Nazi Movement in the United States (2003), which grew out of an issue-length report for The Nation in 1990.

Trump Wearing Make America Great Again Hat

Is Donald Trump Actually a Threat to Democracy? Is Donald Trump Actually a Threat to Democracy?

And what is to be done?

Jun 23, 2016 / That’s Debatable / Louis Michael Seidman, Ted Gup, and Elinor Langer

This Study of American Fascism, Published in 1990, Is Appallingly Relevant Today

This Study of American Fascism, Published in 1990, Is Appallingly Relevant Today This Study of American Fascism, Published in 1990, Is Appallingly Relevant Today

Donald Trump and neo-Nazis exist along a racist continuum on which it is difficult to draw any lines.

Jun 23, 2016 / Back Issues / Elinor Langer

American Imperialism: This Is When It All Began

American Imperialism: This Is When It All Began American Imperialism: This Is When It All Began

Accustomed to trampling democracy at home, jingoists cannot be expected to see its virtues abroad.

Mar 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Horace White and Elinor Langer

Further Reading and Resources Further Reading and Resources

Find out more about Hawaiian history in books and videos--and on the Web.

Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / Elinor Langer

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

The Great Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin

Some years ago, after I had completed a biography of the radical writer Josephine Herbst, I gave serious thought to writing a biography of Whittaker Chambers.

Jan 30, 1999 / Books & the Arts / Elinor Langer

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