In order for Progressive Federalism to happen, the federal government has to be supportive of floors, not ceilings -- that is, oriented toward setting minimum progressive regulatory standards, not maximum regulatory ceilings.
Paul Abrams | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics
Promote the states as the final arbiters of whether to adopt the public plan, and instantly, it is not Barack Obama but 50 state governors and legislatures who wield the power.
Harry Moroz | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics
While the stimulus package directed $140 billion to state governments, the recovery act sent very little money directly to cities, which would generate longer-term dividends for federalism.
Kent Greenfield | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics
The 10th Amendment, often used to limit the federal government's power to protect our environment and regulate firearms, is now being trotted out to fight against federally mandated discrimination.
David O. Stewart | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business
Banks have been playing this jurisdictional shell game for generations, seeking federal charters when that suited them and state licensing laws when those were more advantageous, and playing the two against each other.
Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics
For too long, federalism, the Madisonian concept of shared power between state and federal government, has been an idea monopolized by conservatives.
John W. Whitehead | Posted 05.14.2009 | Media
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David Sirota | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics