What Do Gay Marriage and Obamacare Have in Common?

Two Cases Before the Supreme Court Point to the Long-Running Battle Between States Rights and Federal Authority

I don’t drink champagne, but if the Supreme Court strikes down state bans on gay marriages this month, I might pop open a bottle in celebration. As a newspaper editorial writer and editor, I’ve been waiting a long time for this one, having fought two publisher bosses in two different cities, going back to the mid-1990s, to editorialize in favor of gay marriage. I won the second fight, but barely, at The Los Angeles Times, some nine years ago.

A Court decision that relies on our federal constitution to legalize …

by Andrés Martinez | June 15, 2015

How My Grandma Could Solve the ‘End of Life’ Debate

At Almost 100 Years Old, This Strong-Minded Californian Knows That Life (and Death) Isn't So Simple

by Joe Mathews | May 7, 2015

Seventy-four years ago on a rainy afternoon in Long Beach, a bride in a silk bobbinet gown stood at the back of the Presbyterian Church, preparing to walk down the …

The Inland Empire Strikes Back

Don’t Tell The Coastal Haters, But Riverside and San Bernardino Counties Are Driving California's Comeback

by Joe Mathews | April 23, 2015

The Empire is back.

I’m talking not about the new Star Wars movie but about Southern California’s Inland Empire. Of course, you shouldn’t hold your breath waiting for a statewide …

California Needs More Old People

Let's Transform the Golden State Into a Global Destination for Retirees in Their Golden Years

by Joe Mathews | April 9, 2015

Florida Governor Rick Scott is traveling to California this weekend with designs on stealing away some of our state’s businesses. So why don’t we return the favor by developing our …

Inland Empire Health Plan’s Marci Aguirre

All About People Empowering Themselves

March 28, 2015

Marci Aguirre is director of community outreach at the Inland Empire Health Plan. Before participating in a panel on how Obamacare can reach more people in the Inland Empire, she …

Desert Healthcare District’s Samantha Prior

March 25, 2015

Samantha Prior is Desert Healthcare District Affordable Care Act campaign manager. Before participating in a panel on how Obamacare can reach more people in the Inland Empire, she talked bad …

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What Do Gay Marriage and Obamacare Have in Common?

Two Cases Before the Supreme Court Point to the Long-Running Battle Between States Rights and Federal Authority

How My Grandma Could Solve the ‘End of Life’ Debate

At Almost 100 Years Old, This Strong-Minded Californian Knows That Life (and Death) Isn't So Simple

The Inland Empire Strikes Back

Don’t Tell The Coastal Haters, But Riverside and San Bernardino Counties Are Driving California's Comeback

California Needs More Old People

Let's Transform the Golden State Into a Global Destination for Retirees in Their Golden Years

Inland Empire Health Plan’s Marci Aguirre

All About People Empowering Themselves

Desert Healthcare District’s Samantha Prior

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Go Ahead: Keep Your Marriage Secret

In California, Confidential Marriage Is a Proud 135-Year-Old Tradition, and the Supreme Court’s Prop 8 Ruling Might Give It New Relevance

Has Obama Given Up On One America?

A Federalist Approach To Gay Marriage May Be Fashionable. It’s Also Sad.

Two Would-Be Supreme Court Justices and Me

How Do You Cope When Two of Your High School Newspaper Friends Show Up on the Short Lists for the Nation’s Highest Court?

Why the American Family Needs Same-Sex Parents

Data Shows That the Country’s Most Vulnerable Kids Will Benefit If the Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Gay Marriage

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