239 documented stories from across the United States — governors, farmers, mayors, business owners — showing what these tariffs are costing your neighbors — right now. Filter by sector. Click a pin. Hear the voices.
239 documented stories · Agriculture · Energy · Manufacturing · Tourism · Retail
The Prosperity Coalition believes the most important stories about international trade aren't told in boardroom meetings or political debates — they're told at kitchen tables, on factory floors, and in local shops.
The Prosperity Coalition is a grassroots community dedicated to showing how cross-border partnership with Canada shapes the daily lives of everyday Americans. From the Myrtle Beach bar owner who relies on Canadian snowbirds, to the local craft brewer trying to source affordable aluminum cans, to the farmers feeding the continent — trade is personal.
The Coalition amplifies those authentic voices, ensuring that voters and leaders alike understand: when North America builds together, communities thrive together.
Three ways the Coalition works — for businesses with a story to tell, citizens with a view to share, and communities that want the conversation brought to their door.
The Heart of the Coalition
Trade Stories is the heart of the Coalition's mission. Working hand-in-hand with specific American businesses and organizations that rely on northern neighbors to keep their doors open, the Coalition captures what is happening in industries across the country and packages it into compelling, human stories — delivered directly to the legislators who vote on your industry — by name, by district.
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Let's Get Together!
Want to bring the conversation to your hometown? Invite The Prosperity Coalition to the next annual meeting, convention, or community gathering. The Coalition hits the road to engage directly with groups, bringing the stories, facts, and real-world impacts of trade to any stage. It's all about building a national, grassroots network — one local conversation at a time.
We're looking for motivated students and early-career researchers who care about North American trade, economic policy, and the communities caught in the crossfire.
This is the work. Real research. Real advocacy. Real outcomes. We want people who already care about what happens when the world's longest trading relationship hits turbulence.
Interns work directly with Coalition co-founders on live research, communications, and advocacy projects. You won't be making coffee.
Real people. Real businesses. Real impact. Here's how to get directly involved.
The drop in visits from Canadian tourists has had a noticeable impact on our bottom line. Fewer cross-border travelers mean fewer tastings, tours, and wine sales — a ripple effect that touches our entire operation.
This is long-lasting damage to a relationship, and emotional damage takes time to heal. While people aren't visiting Vermont, they'll be finding new places to visit, making new memories, building new family traditions — and we will not recapture all of that.
My stomach starts to turn just a little bit. As a farmer, we can control the things we can control — but when it comes to something like tariffs, that is totally out of our control and very frustrating.
Sources: Fortune (Dec 2025), The Narwhal (Jan 2025)
The Prosperity Coalition is building a founding-member community of Americans who believe trading with Canada is good for the country. Lock in your founding membership today — the first 1,000 shape everything that follows.
1,000 founding members who believe trading with Canada is a win/win for America — that's the goal. No payment is collected today.
