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Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points, Opens Door to Pause

“Our new poll makes it clear that people across the country want the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates before it pushes us toward a devastating and completely avoidable recession,” said Rakeen Mabud, chief economist at the Groundwork Collaborative.

May 19, 2023 Epoch Times
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Meet The Pundits Who Falsely Blamed Inflation on Workers

David Sirota sits down with Lindsay Owens, the Executive Director of the Groundwork Collaborative, and Hal Singer, the Managing Director of Econ One, who have both been sounding the alarm for over a year about corporate price gouging and profiteering which have been driving inflation.

May 18, 2023 The Lever
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Groundwork’s Lindsay Owens: Biden Should Use 14th to Avert Default

In response to recent reports that members of President Biden’s Administration are considering accepting additional demands made by Speaker McCarthy in debt ceiling negotiations, Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, released the following statement.

May 17, 2023 Groundwork Collaborative
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‘Welfare to Work’ Rules Become Sticking Point in US Debt Ceiling Fight.

“It’s unbelievable to be back in this fight,” said Lindsay Owens of Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive economic think-tank. “I think there’s a growing chorus of senators and members of the House who would be unable to vote for any deal that includes any work requirements.”

May 17, 2023 Financial Times
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All About Inflation, Price Gouging, and the Banking Crisis.

My guest today is Dr. Lindsay Owens, the Executive Director of the Groundwork Collaborative. Widely known for her ability to communicate pressing economic concepts and arguments, Lindsay has been credited with changing the way we understand inflation, by leading the charge to expose—and articulate—the role of firm pricing power and corporate profiteering in price increases.

May 17, 2023 Affording Your Life with Attorney General Keith Ellison
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Progressive Senators Tell Biden: Prepare to Invoke 14th Amendment to Prevent Default.

"It's time for President Biden to step away from this slow-moving train wreck and use the authority he has under the 14th Amendment to avert default," Owens declared.

May 17, 2023 Common Dreams
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Republicans Use Sham ‘Debt Crisis’ to Force Cuts, set Biden Up for Blame.

“The president should not give into hostage-taking, and instead follow the lead of the majority of Americans who vastly prefer bringing in revenue through tax increases on the rich rather than making harmful spending cuts,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative.

May 17, 2023 People's World
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Biden and McCarthy Are Suddenly Getting Along in Debt Ceiling Talks. That Makes Progressives Nervous.

“Folks are worried about the direction that negotiations are headed in and in particular, the fact that the negotiations are starting to look a lot like 2011,” Lindsay Owens, an economist and executive director at the left-leaning Groundwork Collaborative, told Semafor. “Anytime you let Republicans control the terms of the debate around the debt ceiling, you're in trouble.”

May 16, 2023 Semafor
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‘We’ve got a lot of work to do’: Biden and McCarthy Have New Negotiators But No Deal.

“The negotiations are headed in a pretty dangerous direction if the administration is ready to potentially agree to sizable spending cuts and other draconian poverty measures like enhanced work requirements,” said Lindsay Owens, the executive director of the progressive group Groundwork Collaborative, in an interview Tuesday before the talks.

May 16, 2023 Yahoo! Finance
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‘Absolutely Terrible Idea’: Jayapal Warns Biden Against Accepting GOP Assault on Food Aid.

"If the White House's position on the budget is that closing tax loopholes on the wealthy and corporations is preferable to kicking a bunch of families in the teeth with work requirements, sure seems like now would be a great time to let the public know that," Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, wrote in response to the Post's story.

May 16, 2023 Common Dreams
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