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Can We Survive Naomi Klein’s Depiction of ‘End Times Fascism’?

Klein and co-author Astra Taylor's new book is too bleak and unfocused for our shameless and sharp-edged political moment.

by Josephine Lee

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Why Texans Live and Die by the Gun

by Jack McCordick

The Year for Magical Thinking

by Gus Bova

An Ode to Austin’s Unsung Proletariat

by Irene Vázquez

A Dangling Metaphor

by Nico Vreeland

Power Politics

Books about Texas, the presidency and national politics remind us that the Lone Star State has a long history of influencing the country’s agenda.

by Susan Smith Richardson

The Other Side of the American Dream

by Robert Leleux

Lost in South Texas

by Richard Z. Santos

Coming of Age in Brownsville

by Roberto Ontiveros

Coming of Age in Brownsville

by Roberto Ontiveros

Uncle Walter and Modern American Politics

by Dan Oko

Albert of Adelaide: A Debut Novel Set Down Under

by David Duhr

2012 Short Story Contest Winners Announced

Larina Lavergne won for her piece "Water Birth"

by Texas Observer Staff

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