Tag: Inflation
Grocery Prices Keep Rising. This Could Stop It.
If Kroger and Albertsons merge, they'd create the biggest supermarket chain in the country and your sky-high grocery bill will get even higher. We already…
December 15, 2023
We Uncovered a Corporate Price-Gouging Conspiracy
Huge corporations are colluding to raise chicken prices — up 61% over the last 15 years. But Washington state is leading a charge to fight…
July 14, 2023
What’s Really Behind Eggflation?
Hosted by June Xie June Xie: Eggs. A typically unremarkable grocery list staple for most Americans became a point of financial stress and confusion over…
March 9, 2023
Why Gas Prices Are So High Right Now
Video narrated by Jessica Burbank Gas prices are going back up and people want to know why. They were already high, they started to come…
November 1, 2022
Discount Store Earnings Reveal Warning Signs for the Middle Class
Many consumers are migrating to no-frills “discount” retailers and private brands as inflation continues to tax the wallets of low- and middle-income Americans. Walmart, America’s…
September 8, 2022
Inflation Is Making CEOs Richer
By Sarah Anderson, video edited by Josh Hirschfeld-Kroen Working families are hammered by inflation and corporate leaders and politicians call for belt-tightening [Jerome Powell, news…
August 2, 2022
The Largest U.S. Spice Company Is Raising Prices in America – But Not China
McCormick & Co., the world’s largest spice and seasoning company, is looking to recover losses from inflation by raising prices for American consumers, but not…
July 22, 2022
Dollar General Claims It’s A Discount Store. It’s Not.
By Eric Gardner Dollar General, a titan of American retail, says its brand "stands for low prices." True, the chain pays its workers industry-low wages…
July 8, 2022
Why Are Diaper Prices Up 184 Percent? Two Corporations Are Preying On Parents
By Eric Gardner In 2022, industry analysts estimate that Americans will purchase about 20 billion disposable diapers. That equates to about $7.2 billion each year.…
June 14, 2022
Here’s What’s Really Behind Skyrocketing Gas Prices
Gas and oil prices are rising astronomically for Americans. You’ve probably heard that these record high gas prices are Joe Biden’s fault: “These aren’t Putin’s…
March 22, 2022
Inflation Explained: The Real Reason Prices Are Going Up
Inflation is being blamed on workers, government spending, and Joe Biden's Build Back Better agenda. The real culprit? Corporate greed. In our second episode of…
November 24, 2021
Here’s The Real Reason Beef Prices Are Skyrocketing
Meat prices are skyrocketing in grocery stores across the country. As consumers pay premiums for beef, the cattle ranchers who actually raise the cows are…
September 15, 2021