Friday, June 19, 2026

Millions of people face stimulus check delays for a strange reason: They are poor

The IRS has had trouble getting money to people quickly because millions of Americans pay for their tax preparation through a baroque system of middlemen.
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Trump and the art of the no deal

Touting his “extraordinary” ability to negotiate, but so far, Trump has shown he can’t make a deal.

Study: Children have better nutrition when they live near forests

The data show that forests aren't just correlated with improvements in people's diets. We show that forests cause these improvements."

‘Unprecedented levels’ of plastics entered world’s oceans after 2005, study finds

The new study comes as the UN is developing a treaty to control plastic pollution.

‘Complete bombshell’: Former top USPS official reveals ‘disturbing’ new details of DeJoy selection and...

"Corruption, plain and simple. Not only is Louis DeJoy a Trump crony and clearly unqualified to be Postmaster General but he also has significant financial conflicts of interest that make him eager to destroy the USPS altogether. We won't let him."

We don’t have to choose between nuclear madmen

We can make a difference -- maybe even the difference -- to avert global nuclear annihilation.

Fossil fuel divestment debates on campus spotlight the societal role of colleges and universities

Divestment debates are forcing colleges and universities to reconsider how to contribute to a more resilient and sustainable future.

Judge blocks Trump attempt to defund Planned Parenthood clinics serving Medicaid patients

A federal court injunction halts a Trump-backed law that would have cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, threatening care for over a million patients nationwide.

Searching for integrity in Trumplandia

We've been suckered with this tax holiday scam before.

EPA approves use of herbicides linked to cancer and crop cross contamination

Dicamba, the main ingredient in the three herbicides, is "highly volatile and can easily drift onto unprotected neighboring fields from fields of crops genetically engineered to withstand it."