One week before Thanksgiving: 🦃 Americans face even higher Thanksgiving dinner costs than last year’s 15% increase. Families face worse sticker shock this year as they shop for dinner ingredients due to record-high turkey prices and escalating prices for other goods. Higher Thanksgiving grocery bills are another reminder that inflation is neither transitory nor a "high-class problem." Low-income families and minorities disproportionately bear the burden of inflation. And now, even middle- and upper-class families report greater economic hardship from inflation.

How is inflation affecting your holidays? Share your story of how rising prices and supply shortages are impacting you and your family.

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Failure To Teach Math and Reading Harms Military Readiness

The U.S. Army missed its recruiting goal by 15,000 soldiers this year, and there is plenty of blame to go around. The overall jobs market, wokeness in the military, and an epidemic of poor physical fitness have all been cited as possible reasons the Army missed its recruiting target by 25%. But another factor in play is depressing enlistments among those who want to serve: the inability to pass the Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT). Read More.

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E-cigarettes Have Transformed Tobacco Harm Reduction

Lawmakers and regulators are being influenced by billionaires that will stop at nothing to see the end of e-cigarettes in America, regardless of their significantly reduced harm. Public health should be promoting the use of tobacco harm-reduction products, not stunting adult access to these innovations. Learn More.

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How To Engage With Legislators and Public Officials

Now is a great time to engage with new and returning elected officials, from local representatives to senators, who represent YOU. Visit IWN's Resource Center today to get tips on how to engage with legislators and public officials.

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Charitable Giving

Yesterday was National Philanthropy Day and at this time of the year, many people open their wallets to charitable causes. Not only are Americans the most charitable people on Earth, but private charitable giving is also part of the American fabric as an exercise of our First Amendment rights.

Can you identify which of the following is not true about charitable giving?

A. Charitable giving isn’t just about money but affects lives and changes society as well.
B. Forced public disclosure of donor lists will discourage broad-based civic participation.
C. Tax policy doesn’t affect charitable giving.

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