Is Credit Karma’s score actually accurate?
Credit Karma gives you a free copy of your credit score just for signing up, but it isn’t necessarily the same score that your future lenders will use. You might be wondering about your Credit Karma […]
This crime will likely skyrocket in the US come 2023
According to estimates from Statista’s Cybersecurity Outlook, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to surge in the next five years, rising from $8.44 trillion in 2022 to $23.84 trillion by 2027. You will find […]
The innovative way this special-needs Caribbean school is keeping the lights on during hurricanes
Caribbean islands contribute just a fraction of a percent of global climate pollution, yet they are among the hardest hit by climate impacts, including more intense hurricanes. At the Victory Center, a special […]
The world’s largest arms producing countries
For the first time in over 30 years, and in a tightly-controlled presentation, the United States unveiled a new strategic bomber on Friday. The nuclear-capable B-21 Raider is expected to enter service in 2027 […]
When murder happens offshore, does anyone care?
“Brace yourself.” This was the subject line of an email that initiated a 7-year investigation of a gruesome slow-motion slaughter at sea. That subject line also fits with today’s launch of The Outlaw Ocean Podcast series […]
Lawmakers want gun owners to get insurance. Could it lower violence?
There were 48,953 deaths from firearms in the U.S. in 2021, the highest number recorded since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started tracking it in 1981. One way some lawmakers have attempted to […]
9 glorious mustaches from men’s health charity ‘Movember’
Since 2009, the charity No-Shave November has asked men to do a weird thing (well, not that weird given their name): don’t shave in the name of charity. The organization first partnered with Matthew Hill Foundation, […]
What you need to know about the legal challenges to Biden’s student loan plan
Challenges to Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan have created uncertainty and confusion for the more than 40 million borrowers (including college students who were enrolled before June 30, 2022) who may be eligible for […]
What you need to know about Biden’s student loan pause extension
On Nov. 22, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education announced another extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections. Payments may not resume until as late as 60 days after June 30, 2023. […]
The social media campaign that failed to kill America’s biggest climate law
Quick takes: United for Clean Power looked like a grassroots movement of concerned environmentalists. It was actually a shell nonprofit used as cover to fund a dark money campaign to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Social media […]