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Writers

Nicholas Lemann

Politics Science

When the Earth Moved

On the history of Earth Day and the failure of the modern environmental movement.

Nicholas Lemann New Yorker Apr 2013 15min Permalink

History

The Great Sorting

Part two of the history of the Educational Testing Service.

Nicholas Lemann The Atlantic Sep 1995 40min Permalink

History

The Structure of Success in America

The first article in a two-part history of the Educational Testing Service, the institution behind the SAT.

Nicholas Lemann The Atlantic Aug 1995 35min Permalink

Politics

Desert Storm

A report from Nevada, where an economy in crisis and a Tea Party upstart are threatening to topple Harry Reid, the most nationally powerful politician in the state’s history.

Nicholas Lemann New Yorker Oct 2010 30min Permalink