Observed arrival · 2026-09-03
Public Matter: a political record in receipts
An interactive, source-linked record that tracks prices, tariffs, debt, deficits, markets, and other measures of U.S. political and economic life.
Field notes
The record is organized as a numbered run of indicators rather than a conventional article, with comparison controls for presidential terms and short hover explanations. Its visible evidence spans gasoline prices, tariff incidence, inflation, national debt, deficits, markets, and grocery costs, and it names sources ranging from Treasury and CBO to BLS, EIA, the New York Fed, and the Yale Budget Lab. The homepage also points readers toward an Explore library, API, and Tools area.
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