New York’s first-ever deputy mayor for economic justice, @JulieSuLabor, released new priorities:
In: Affordable housing, free childcare, & city-owned grocery stores.
Out: Billions in tax breaks & incentives to big developers & employers, unless they improve the lives of working
American workers are bearing the burden of Trump’s expensive and unstable economy.
The Federal Reserve's hands are effectively tied as Trump's mismanagement of the economy batters consumers & businesses alike.
Our statement featuring @ENPancotti 👇
It's been 60 days of Trump's war with Iran - and the affordability crisis has only gotten worse.
Airfare, groceries, and gas are just a few of the bills piling up for working families - with no end in sight.
JetBlue accidentally admitted what we already knew: they're using surveillance to charge consumers the absolute most they can to buy a ticket.
It might not be surprising, but it is frustrating. Even worse? It's not just JetBlue - it's not even just airline companies.
A retired firefighter in Pennsylvania put it perfectly: "I have three diesel pickup trucks I don't want to fill up anymore. That is the issue."
Things cost too much & nobody seems to be fixing it.
Voters don't just want someone to blame — they want solutions.
oh man @DKThomp do we have the white paper for you
.@ezraklein and @DKThomp are spot on: you can't solve the housing crisis without addressing financing.
It's clear: we can’t deregulate our way to affordability.
Companies tell us electronic shelf labels are just about "efficiency."
Then why are they after patents for surveillance pricing, acquiring AI pricing companies, and running secret experiments on millions of shoppers?
It's not just in the U.S . - they're now bringing these
NEW: Gas prices just broke a new record.
Thanks to Trump's war with Iran, gas prices are averaging $4.18/gallon, with prices pushing over $6/gallon in some states.
Predictably, oil companies are thrilled and bragging about their profits.
HUGE shoutout to DOGE for cutting waste, fraud, and — wait, sorry, something is just coming in
Every time someone proposes taxing the wealthy, the same warning comes: they'll leave.
After New York raised top tax rates in 2021, the top 1% were the least likely of all income groups to move out of state.
@AlexSJacquez calls the threat what it is: a bluff.
Trump's superpower used to be the economy, @owenslindsay1 told @washingtonpost.
Now 70% of voters disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy.
“That phenomenon was critical to his reelection. People remembered him as strong on the economy.”
Not anymore.
You paid the tariff, but businesses get the refund under Trump's newly announced tariff "refund" portal.
Families have spent nearly $2,000 on tariff-hiked prices, but likely won't see a dime under this system.
Our @AlexSJacquez explains why.
Price gouging has come for the NLF draft: Hotels that should be full are still half empty due to the ridiculous costs.
With gas prices & cost of living skyrocketing, @TheDraftWire notes, "this is the wrong socioeconomic environment to be price gouging."
Our @AlexSJacquez breaks down the data showing that New Yorkers back @NYCMayor’s agenda.
Every policy @GWAction & @DataProgress tested garnered majority support including taxing the rich.
Bottom line: Mayor Mamdani has the mandate.
🚨 NEW: Polling from @GWAction and @DataProgress finds New York City voters overwhelmingly back @NYCMayor’s agenda and budget plan.
Support holds up against alternatives and counter-messaging. Mamdani has the mandate. Let’s dig in:
