They’re a very particular form of deception that can build solidarity within groups. By Jeremy Adam Smith.

For generations of black Americans, the United States between the end of Reconstruction and the civil rights movement was a dystopian state. By Ezekiel Kweku and Jane Coaston.

By Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies.

Civil rights advocates are preparing for the White House to launch a new assault on Muslims and immigrants in the wake of a domestic terrorism attack. By Peter Maass.

Move over Russia. By Aamna Mohdin.

Inside the complex legacy of the print shop at Colorado’s Camp Amache. By Cara Giaimo.

When Neighbors Turn on Each Other, It Happens Fast. By Aleksandar Hemon.

The wretched state of [U.S.] immigration enforcement. By Matt Cameron.

The glamour, bullying and violence of the libertarian alt-Right has a direct political ancestor, and it’s not Nazi Germany. By Jay Griffiths.

Several writers have spoken out about their treatment at the border, which have altered their views of the United States and what it stands for.

Mapping the spread of antigay ideology. By Masha Gessen.

The campaign to deport millions is a first step toward the clash of civilizations that the white supremacists in the White House believe is inevitable at home and abroad. By Chris Hedges.

Moving messages of both anger and forgiveness.

It should have been one of the most congenial calls for the new commander in chief - a conversation with the leader of Australia, one of America’s staunchest allies, at the end of a triumphant week. By Greg Miller, Philip Rucker.

How do you fight an enemy who’s just kidding? By Emily Nussbaum.

A new book asks important questions about slaves’ perspectives on their auctions, including an enslaved father who fought to buy his son at auction. By Daina Ramey Berry.

By leaving Saudi Arabia and other key terrorism sponsors off his “Muslim ban,” President Trump shows the same cowardice and dishonesty that infected the Bush and Obama administrations, writes Robert Parry.

A lawsuit in the 1990s had Alabama poised to fund poor black school districts as fairly as wealthy white schools. As state attorney general, Sessions fought the effort passionately. By Ryan Gabrielson.

Attorney general nominee is the Trump administration’s “clearinghouse for policy and philosophy.” By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa.

What it means for federal law enforcement to reportedly disobey a court order on Trump’s immigration ban. By Ryan Cooper.