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Two-thirds of Americans back 12 common-sense protections that address the tricks and traps that drive up everyday costs and make it harder to get a fair deal
Walmart CEO scrambles to reassure shoppers after Groundwork CEO exposes retail giant’s high-tech playbook for gouging consumers in new book.
Glenn Heller owned a gas station on Boston’s Beacon Hill during the 1979 oil crisis. Not only did he openly flout federal price controls — exceeding the set limit by 55 cents a gallon — he boasted about it, describing it as an “experiment in capitalism” and declaring himself “proud to be called a [price] gouger.” His prices were among the highest in the country.
While tech companies profit, working families pay
When you next log on to your favorite grocery app to order food for the week, you'll probably assume the price you see on screen is the same price other shoppers will pay for their haul. You'd be wrong.
A 2025 investigation by Consumer Reports and Groundwork Collaborative found that Instacart grocery deliveries used an artificial intelligence pricing program to offer identical products at different costs, depending on the customer.
“The president can say he wants interest rates lower all he wants, and yet he continues to push the button on all the policies that raise rates,” said Elizabeth Pancotti, vice president of policy, advocacy and research at the progressive Groundwork Collaborative.
“This program did exist, it was overwhelmingly popular and successful, and then it was killed by Elon Musk and Donald Trump,” said Liz Pancotti, vice president of policy, advocacy and research at the Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning think-tank. “Why all of a sudden would their tune change?”