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Californians are sinking themselves
An inflexible right wing is allowing the Golden State to drown in debt. But it's not alone.
By Gary Kamiya, Salon
Everybody must get stoned
A new plan to legalize marijuana in California would create a $1 billion tokin' tax and thousands of green jobs. Now that's a stimulus plan!
By Katharine Mieszkowski, Salon
Gay mecca no more
California used to be a sanctuary for homosexual immigrants worldwide. Now they might go to South Africa, or Maine.
By Sandip Roy, Salon
How the golden state got tarnished
A beginner's guide to California's disastrous Proposition 13.
By Harold Meyerson, The Wall Street Journal
California: a history
This distillation of the author's seven-volume series, "California and the American Dream," is a single-volume tour de force that is superbly researched and beautifully written.
By Kevin Starr
Conversation Snips from Car Ride to Staples
Is California the next Dubai?
When your Nemesis dies
Trump to Carrie Prejean: Try Porn