the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Aug 18, 2025
Parents and grandparents are getting a rude awakening when shopping for back-to-school supplies and clothes. Even when items are supposedly on sale or on “special,” they are still high. What used to be $1 for a small notebook can now be $4.
Whether it’s pencils or gym shoes—when you get through the lists of what the kids need, it can be $100 or $200 more for each child than what we thought we would be spending.
Is it the tariffs? Is it the fact that big stores are passing the increases on to us, the consumers? Is it also that big business is trying to make even more in profits, even on crayons?