Texas Observer | 
| Publisher: Texas Democracy Foundation
Buy New: $32.00
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 1961
Format: Magazine Subscription
Type: Trade magazine
Subscription Issues: 24
Subscription Length: 12 Months
Issues Per Year: 24
First Issue Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
ASIN: B00006KZFA
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 3 months
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The Texas Observer is a progressive bi-weekly magazine that has covered politics, arts, and culture in Texas for 53 years. The Observer pursues stories that are ignored or unreported in the mainstream press and publishes a wide variety of book reviews, essays, poetry, and commentary. With a devoted readership and a history of courageous journalism from the likes of Molly Ivins and Jim Hightower, The Texas Observer has been at the forefront of Texas politics since 1954.
"The Observer is the finest example of pure journalism I know. It does, in fact, comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. If you ve ever wondered whether there s more going on out there, try the Observer. There is." Molly Ivins
Product Description
The Texas Observer is a progressive bi-weekly magazine that has covered politics, arts, and culture in Texas for 53 years. The Observer pursues stories that are ignored or unreported in the mainstream press and publishes a wide variety of book reviews, essays, poetry, and commentary. With a devoted readership and a history of courageous journalism from the likes of Molly Ivins and Jim Hightower, The Texas Observer has been at the forefront of Texas politics since 1954.
"The Observer is the finest example of pure journalism I know. It does, in fact, comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. If you ve ever wondered whether there s more going on out there, try the Observer. There is." Molly Ivins
You will receive incisive journalism, analysis, and writing on the arts in the pages of The Texas Observer every two weeks. Twice a year, in the summer and winter, the Observer publishes a special issue devoted to books and the culture, and then skips an issue.
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 The Texas Observer is invaluable! May 22, 2008
Doug Zabel (Austin, TX United States)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've been involved in progressive and Democratic politics in Texas since the '60s, and the Texas Observer has been an ally -- a guide, even -- every step of the way, not just "observing" but exposing the endless stream of follies that seem to dominate politics and government in The Great State. And not just in the State Capitol but all across Texas -- it was the Observer that exposed the Tulia travesty in which a rogue undercover cop fabricated stories that sent dozens of mostly black citizens of a small Texas town to prison on phony drug charges. Jim Hightower writes for the Observer, and the late, great Molly Ivins considered the Observer and the ACLU to be her two most important "causes." If you want to jab Texas' nastiest, most arrogant politicians with a sharp stick, subscribe to the Observer. It's the best investment you can make in good government -- and high entertainment, too!
Best Journalism in Texas... and Beyond July 10, 2008
Jim Hightower (Austin, TX)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
You don't need to be a Texan, or give a damn about Texas politics to find the Texas Observer useful, insightful, outrageous, and downright fun to read. The Observer is the juicy peach of political journalism and good writing, bursting with flavorful stories and tidbits every two weeks.
Jim Hightower
 I gave one star more than it deserves! July 15, 2008
B. Paschal (San Antonio, TX)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Is this magazine supposed to be balanced and informative?
Between Molly Ivins and Jim Hightower, there are no bigger liberals in Texas.
I recommend passing on this one.
The Texas Observer provides vital reporting. July 7, 2008
Betsy Moon (Austin, TX)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
For more than half a century, The Texas Observer has been the source of information for people who want to know what's REALLY going on in Texas politics and culture. If people around the country had been reading the Observer during George W. Bush's tenure as governor of Texas, he never would have become resident-in-chief. Molly Ivins always referred to Texas as the "National Laboratory for Bad Government" and the Observer reveals how tru that is. Many of the policies GWB put into effect in Texas have since been ruining the USA under his secretive, self-serving administration.
Subscribe and read this independent journal of investigative reporting if you'd like to be informed. Your bonus is helping support and learn from these scarce independent voices who do the real muckraking and tell us all about it. If we wish to be the informed citizenry needed to retrieve and keep our democracy intact, real information is vital.
Can't do without the Texas Observer July 10, 2008
Sharron Rush (Austin, TX, USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have lived all over the country and never let my subscription to the Texas Observer lapse. I send gift subscriptions to my friends overseas. Where else can you get clear perspective, the unvarnished truth, and the highest quality of writing and investigative reporting - all delivered with sass and wit? And it's a great bargain! There's also a collection from past issues, Fifty Years of the Texas Observer. Stay informed and entertained, get it today.
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