for some reason our (otherwise excellent) intern class this summer isn’t on X the everything app, but we’re looking for Posters this fall.
apply here:
A huge thank you to our amazing summer interns! Your work has been invaluable, and we wish you all the best in what's next.
Sohum, Charlotte, Natalie, and Kaylee: thank you for everything!
Real private wages down 0.4% over the year, first annual decline since 2022, according to BLS’ latest Employment Cost Index report.
Cory Doctorow on @weeklyshowpod breaks down how surveillance pricing and algorithmic wage discrimination are affecting working families right now.
Some companies are running experiments to see what the highest price or the lowest wage you'll accept.
Watch now 👇
Families are getting hit with a triple whammy from Trump:
1️⃣ His tariffs
2️⃣ His Iran war
3️⃣ This week's new tariffs on 99% of imports
And the $166B in refunds that should've come back to them? Corporate executives are openly bragging about keeping it instead.
Half of American parents plan to take on debt to get their kids back-to-school supplies this fall, according to a study from @Groundwork.
The report found that the upcoming school year will cost families close to $4,000 per child.
That's 11% more than last year.
Today's GDP report is a snapshot of an economy under a ceasefire that no longer exists.
The data doesn't lie: GDP growth has slowed and real disposable income has gone essentially nowhere in a year.
Our new analysis with @TCFdotorg finds families will have to spend a lot more this year on school supplies — well above the rate of inflation.
@owenslindsay1 explains the reasons why for @scrippsnews.
Yesterday, the Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate steady, its 5th straight meeting without a move.
For working families, this means no relief on mortgages, credit cards, or car loans.
Trump’s reckless economic policies have done irreparable harm to families' budgets.
A record-high 73% of U.S. adults say Trump hasn't paid enough attention to the country's most important problems, a new CNN poll finds.
Just 27% say he's had the right priorities.
"Parents do what they can to try to get their kids to school with the essentials."
50% of families are cutting back on household expenses & 45% are taking on debt just to get their kids to school with a notebook & a lunch.
@owenslindsay1 in @CBSNews 👇
Today’s data shows the personal saving rate fell to 2.7% in June, its lowest level in nearly four years. Families are setting aside a smaller share of their income as everyday costs eat into their budgets.
Have questions about how surveillance pricing works?
The new techniques companies are using to secretly price gouge you?
Our @owenslindsay1 has the answers in her new book, Gouged — available for pre-order now.
Thanks to Cory Doctorow & @weeklyshowpod for the shoutout!
As back-to-school season approaches, families will face higher prices for supplies and other costs for the upcoming academic year, a new analysis found.
Back to school this year will be genuinely brutal, thanks to Trump's chaotic economic policies.
We & @TCFdotorg did the math: The average price of going back to school this year?
$173 for supplies, $424 for clothes and shoes, and $3,800 for lunches.
