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''Harper's Magazine'' (or simply '''''Harper's''''') is a monthly general-interest Magazine covering literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts from a Progressive , Left perspective. It is the second oldest continuously-published monthly magazine (the oldest magazine being '' Scientific American '') in the United States , with a current circulation of slightly more than 220,000. Its editor is Roger Hodge , who replaced longtime editor Lewis Lapham on March 31 , 2006 .1 ''Harper's'' has won numerous National Magazine Awards . Awards and Honors (PDF) at Harper's site HISTORY ''Harper's'' was launched in June 1850 by the New York City book-publishing firm Harper & Brothers . This company also founded Harper's Bazaar and what became HarperCollins Publishing. The first press run sold out 7,500 copies almost immediately. Circulation was around 50,000 six months later. History of Harper's (PDF) on Harper's site 's rendering of the Great Chicago Fire , printed in Harper's Weekly]] The earliest issues consisted largely of material that had already been published in England, but the publication soon began to print the work of American artists and writers. It subsequently published commentaries by prominent politicians from both sides of the Atlantic, such as Winston Churchill and Woodrow Wilson . In 1962, Harper & Brothers merged with Row, Peterson, & Company to become Harper & Row (now HarperCollins ). Later, the magazine became a separate corporation and a division of the Minneapolis Star And Tribune Company . On June 17 , 1980 , the Star Tribune announced that ''Harper's'' would cease publication with the August issue. On July 9, however, John R. MacArthur and his father, Roderick, urged the boards of the John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Atlantic Richfield Company to establish the Harper's Magazine Foundation, which now operates the magazine. Facts on File 1980 Yearbook, p501, 582 The 1970s brought events such as Seymour Hersh 's reporting of the My Lai Massacre . In 1971, after the departure of controversial editor Willie Morris , Lapham joined the magazine as managing editor, serving as editor from 1976 until 1981; in 1983, he resumed his position, which he held until March 2006. In 1984, Lapham and MacArthur — now publisher and president of the foundation — redesigned ''Harper's'' and introduced the popular Harper's Index (a list of statistics chosen and arranged, often for ironic effect), Readings, and the Annotation to complement its fiction, essays, and reporting. Under the leadership of Lapham and MacArthur, the magazine continues to publish literary fiction by such authors as Harper's began publishing the ''Harper's Magazine Blog'' on its site in April 2006. Also called ''Washington Babylon'' and written by Harper's Washington Editor Ken Silverstein, the blog examines corruption in United States politics. CONTROVERSIES
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