The article highlights the role of The Independent in providing on-the-ground journalism on critical issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and economic impacts of tariffs imposed by President Trump. It underscores the challenges faced by small businesses like Economy Candy, whose owner, Mitchell Cohen, expresses concern over the potential effects of sweeping tariffs on prices and affordability, following a period of easing inflation-driven increases. The article calls for public support to sustain quality journalism that remains accessible to all.
"I think all of them, Cohen says at his store on New York's Lower East Side. Few corners of the American economy are untouched, directly or indirectly, by the sweeping tariffs being imposed by Trump."
"Cohen had just begun to feel a barrage of inflation-driven price increases from suppliers ease when the tariff threats arrived. For a business with a name like Economy Candy, he wants to remain affordable but fears how high some prices may have to climb in the coming months."
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