1983 | Page 8 of 12 | Harper's Magazine

They're not the "new poor"--yet--but they're losing their grip on the middle class. Downward mobility--the most important sociological development of the 1980s.

Spring offensive

Drawn by Posy Simmonds,

Designs for living

by Harper’s Staff,

Counting months

by David Leavitt,

A story

Barney Frank’s mother and 500 postmen

by Nicholas Lemann,

Great moments from TV commercials of the 1982 political campaign

Commuter report

by Randy Cohen,

Psst . . . wanna buy some depreciation?

by James J. Cramer,

Beyond the law

by James J. Cramer,

Tax shelter wizard

Edited by James J. Cramer,

Jerry Burke is just the kind of creative entrepreneur America needs.

by James J. Cramer,

Dunce of the month

by Harper’s Staff,

The good life

by Harper’s Staff,

Decline of a genre

by Timothy Noah,

Harper’s journal

by Harper’s Staff,

Down the hatch

by Robert Eringer,

Lost our census

by Andrew Hacker,

Post-post-Watergate morality

by Richard Cohen,

The Nixon era returns

Archive: 1983

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Brief reviews

Stories about bosses

Brief reviews

Brief reviews

Brief reviews

Brief reviews

Fiction

Fiction

Appetites

The landscape of Alberto Moravia

Dance

Rockwell around the clock

Palpitations

Americans in limbo

Spring offensive

Designs for living

Counting months

Barney Frank’s mother and 500 postmen

Commuter report

Psst . . . wanna buy some depreciation?

Beyond the law

Tax shelter wizard

Jerry Burke is just the kind of creative entrepreneur America needs.

Dunce of the month

The good life

Decline of a genre

Harper’s journal

Down the hatch

Lost our census

Post-post-Watergate morality

April 1983

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