Judicial stays couldn’t protect everyone detained at U.S. airports. By Dahlia Lithwick.

Both the White House and Fox News helped to spread these false claims, and still have not retracted them. By Glenn Greenwald, Murtaza Hussain.

What kind of political movement does Donald Trump represent? By Daniel Little.

“So Trump has created a situation – or will soon – in which the peaceful Muslims will either have to do a lot more to help law enforcement find the terrorists in their midst or else live with an increasingly tainted brand. Trump is issuing no free passes for minding your own business.” By Scott Adams.

If you were to judge the small, northwestern Montana town of Whitefish solely on the national media frenzy that has descended upon it in recent weeks, like a blizzard that blots out everything else, then you’d probably write it off as a frightening place — an intolerant place, an unwelcoming place… By Andrew Romano.

What is Trump doing? Trump is rolling back neoliberalism and everything connected to it. To understand what this means, here’s a narrative of Trump’s insurgency. It explains what he is doing and what he is likely to do. It starts… By John Robb.

It takes months to become a real bad guy, to turn against a whole race of people, to boast about your lack of compassion, to whip even your most craven allies into grovelling silence as you besmirch the good name of your country... By Robert Fisk.

Iranian scientists have been a major boon to everything from Mars exploration to Ebola-fighting to advanced mathematics. By Ed Yong.

Far-right “Combat 18" militants have managed to set up structures in several German states despite a nationwide ban, German media have reported. Still, authorities do not see grounds to launch an investigation. By Darko Janjevic.

The humanitarian horrors from this policy are obvious, but what comes next? By Glenn Greenwald.

”It’s forbidden to be sad in Georgia.” By Victoria Lomasko.

A few years ago, Republicans wouldn’t have sat in the same room as Matthew Heimbach. That all changed during the inauguration… By Vegas Tenold.

It’s time to stop playing nice with those who want to destroy us. To win, politicians must offer more radical dreams. By Molly Crabapple.

President Trump was inaugurated Friday, and a lot of people are understandably upset. Many want to do something about this. This is a good and noble impulse, but I fear in our efforts to fight right nationalism we will instead end up its handmaidens… By Benjamin Studebaker.

Partying in Trump’s America. By Maureen O’Connor. (Jan. 20, 2017)

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Democratic U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights leader who says he doesn’t see Donald Trump as a ‘‘legitimate president,’’ should be grateful for all that Republican presidents have done for black people, Maine Governor Paul LePage said Tuesday.

Only a heedless few would attempt to dismiss a man who remains nearly alone in his capacity to tell the story of race in America. By David Remnick.

Racist snowflakes are triggered by this new gold coin they’ll never see in real life. By Robyn Pennacchia.

The New York Times raises questions about Jeff Sessions–questions it admits have already been answered. By Janine Jackson.