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In the 1920s, during what historians call the KKK's “second wave,” Klan members served in all levels of American government.

The history behind why urban black neighborhoods face much higher rates of poverty, crime, and overburdened schools than white suburban areas do.

The first live-tweeting presidency resembles the broadcast-era version of democracy more than the kind of democracy the internet was supposed to enable.

The mosaics in New York City's new 2nd Avenue subway stations follow a tradition thousands of years old.

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Mr. Coffee, the first electric-drip coffee machine for home use, debuted in 1972, forever changing the way Americans made coffee.