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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…
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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…

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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…

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…

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…