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On any given day, Groundwork's analyses, op-eds, reports, and commentary are featured in leading publications and on the most influential news programs and podcasts.
On any given day, Groundwork's analyses, op-eds, reports, and commentary are featured in leading publications and on the most influential news programs and podcasts.
Trump’s war in Iran drags on with no end in sight, while new tariffs have already hit supply chains
Economy lost 23k jobs; Labor force participation drops to lowest level in five years.
“AI and data centers are going to be a flash point for the next presidential election, and it’s good to see the chief tax writer in the Democratic Party take on this issue,” said Alex Jacquez, senior vice president at the Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning think tank, and a former Biden administration economic official. “It can’t be a substitute for all the other things we need to do. But the data centers need to be paying their fair share: These guys are getting fabulously wealthy, and it’s very clear the public is against them.”
Former Senior Adviser to Kamala Harris Mike Nellis, former Trump White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews, former VP & Executive Editor for MSNBC.com Richard Wolffe and Chief of Policy for Groundwork Collaborative Alex Jacquez join Ali Vitali to discuss the impact of Trump's economic policies.
Blue states and Democrats have led the charge on surveillance pricing, and Republican support is a significant development for getting federal regulations passed, Lindsay Owens, the president of Groundwork Collaborative and a witness at Tuesday’s hearing, told MT. “If you’re Big Tech right now, you’re pretty worried,” she said.
“C-shaped would suggest that maybe we're seeing some compression in inequality — that as the high end does a little bit worse and the low end does a little bit better, we start to meet more in the middle,” said Elizabeth Pancotti, the vice president of policy, advocacy, and research at the Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning think tank. “I don't think we've seen any evidence to suggest that we're closing the gap on those things.”
In congressional testimony, Lindsay Owens raised the alarm about the hidden ways corporations are using personal data to increasingly gouge consumers.
At today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) spoke to Lindsay Owens, President & CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative, about alleged pricing practices by Instacart.
Only one-third of American workers expect AI to improve their jobs, according to new polling from Groundwork Collaborative, a liberal group, and Ipsos. There’s a clear divide across income brackets: Four in 10 of those making $100,000 or more expect AI to make their jobs better, compared with 19% of those making under $50,000.
A new report unveiled last week by Warnock in collaboration with the Groundwork Collaborative, a nonprofit economic think tank, shows data collected from fourth grade school supply lists across five schools in both urban and rural Georgia communities.