Is Gavin Newsom a Reformer or Just a Selfish Hypocrite?
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent initiative, Proposition 50, dubbed the Election Fraud Act, has stirred up considerable debate. It seems to present itself as a reform, yet many view it as a regression into old, familiar political maneuvering. The proposed redistricting plan suggests that Newsom isn’t the progressive reform advocate he portrays himself to be […]
UnitedHealth wins ruling over $2B in alleged Medicare Advantage overpayments – Minnesota Reformer
The Department of Justice's longtime court battle forced United Health Group to repay billions of dollars with overpayments of Medicare Advantage, and hit a big set-off Monday when Special Masters determined the government could not prove the case. In the United Health discovery, Special Master Suzanne Segal found that DOJ had not presented any evidence […]
Reformer Tells Trump to Gut the Dept. of Education — but Don’t Kill It
“Use the power of your wallet as a hammer.” This is the message from education reformer Richard Corcoran, president of New College of Florida and former speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, to President-elect Donald Trump. This is my advice. When President Trump nominated candidates for cabinet-level positions, he announced his intention to abolish […]
Ignore the reformer charade in Iran
Iranians elected Masoud Pezeshkian, a surgeon turned politician and a supposed reformist, for a four-year term following the sudden death of Ebrahim Raisi, a cleric whose hard-line rhetoric mirrored that of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. On cue, Western journalists and think tank analysts bought his self-description hook, line, and sinker. “Iranian reformist wins presidency, seeks engagement […]