Inflation gallops in Georgia, a state which promises to be decisive for the presidential election in November, as it had been four years earlier. Cumulatively, prices have increased by almost 20% since the Covid-19 epidemic.
“We don’t have any fresh produce in the cart and I think we will exceed $250,” warns Demarco Stanson, 44, a resident of Grove Park, one of Atlanta’s poorest neighborhoods. The African-American community is crushed by inflation.