❌

Normal view

Published — 3 September 2026 ⏭ More Perfect Union

Why back to school shopping is more expensive than ever

💾

A shocking number of Americans are going into debt to buy their kids schools supplies this year.

Index card prices are up 22%. Notebooks are up 23%. Lunchboxes 26%.

Parents are paying the prices for Trump's tariffs, his war, and corporate price gouging on top of it all.

Producer: @trevorp_hayes
Host/Editor: @discosludge
Research: Lucy Dean Stockton, Monik Slade
Videographer: Evan Carter
Supervising Producer: Court Fuller
❌