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Hawaii Needs You Hawaii Needs You

Hawaiian activists call on the US left to help stop massive military expansion and federal legislation that would stifle their quest for independence.

Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / The Nation

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

The Nation on The Overthrow The Nation on The Overthrow

In 1893, The Nation raised a warning about how colonization would affect the state of the union.

Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / The Editors

From On Being Hawaiian From On Being Hawaiian

In 1964, John Dominis Holt, one of the first voices of the Hawaiian renaissance, discussed his heritage.

Apr 8, 2008 / Feature / The Nation

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

Notes on a Scandal Notes on a Scandal

The Spitzer affair's obvious rationality continues to elude the therapists, sexperts and pundits for whom shame is the game.

Mar 17, 2008 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski

Spitzer’s Shame is Wall Street’s Gain Spitzer’s Shame is Wall Street’s Gain

Why should we get all worked up over the revelation that the New York governor paid for sex?

Mar 12, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

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