A new book by Lindsay Owens
The End of a Fair Price – and What That Means for Your Wallet
Available September 29, 2026
Corporations have been finding new ways to rip you off for decades. But consumer power works.
Coca-Cola once tried charging more for soda on hot days until public backlash killed the idea.
I tell the story in "Gouged"—and gave @jonstewart a preview on @weeklyshowpod.
What happened to a fair price? @owenslindsay1 of @Groundwork Collaborative has a simple answer: Big Tech.
On this week's pod, we talk to Lindsay about her new book, "Gouged", and the reinvention of the rip off. You don't want to miss this one.
Less than a century ago, you could order a house out of a catalogue for as little as $18,000 in today’s dollars.
Today, that deal is gone. Our @EmDiVito wrote for @timesunion about our proposal for the federal government to fund 500,000 factory-built homes.
A cool thing this administration does is see how unpopular something they're doing is (kicking people off their health care) and then decide to do more of it (kick more people off their health care).
Kicking off the conversation on Gouged with @weeklyshowpod was sheer perfection. But one week out from pub day I’m also struck by how wide ranging the interest in the book has already been—from right wing outlets to progressive media to tabloids, business desks, tony magazines,
Had the pleasure of interviewing Lindsay Owens (@owenslindsay1), about her new book, "Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--And What That Means for Your Wallet" on The Slingshot.
Here's a snippet where Lindsay explains the simple yet powerful role of the price tag in protecting
Last year, @Groundwork helped expose Instacart's secret pricing experiments. But that was just the tip of the iceberg.
I've spent years digging into the tricks & traps these companies use to empty our wallets. In fact, I wrote an entire book about them. My op-ed in @DailyMail.
Instacart was secretly experimenting on shoppers – until we stopped them.
Our @owenslindsay1 wrote the book about the tricks companies use to rip us off – and Instacart is just the tip of the iceberg.
Her new op-ed in @DailyMail on how consumers can protect themselves 👇
Fun week. "Gouged" is officially a best seller!
Just a little more than one week to go. Couldn't be more excited to see this one out in the world.
Pre-order here: https://bit.ly/GougedBookshop
Amazon: https://bit.ly/GougedAmazon
PRH: https://bit.ly/GougedPRH
We are at an inflection point with agentic commerce. On the one hand your agent can save you a lot of time and money (comparison shopping is a bear these days who wouldn’t want to deploy an assist).
On the other hand, w/o regulation these agents will have the information and
Saying the labor market is frozen or in a “low hire, low fire” state is often discussed, and this visual really shows that it is.
“God bless the earnings call.” Lindsay Owens (@owenslindsay1) on how Groundwork Collaborative (@Groundwork) uses earnings calls to dig into business’s latest consumer exploitations.
Trump’s war in Iran and tariffs are pushing inflation. The Fed’s interest rate hike can only do so much to curtail it. Lindsay Owen (@owenslindsay1) explains. @Groundwork
This level of greed is just gross. We need immediate regulations to stop this. It’s basically legalized scalping.
Watch our @owenslindsay1 on @jonstewart's @weeklyshowpod break down how corporations are using new technologies to rip you off.
Everything has shifted under our feet – watch now 👇
If prices seem to be going up by the minute, it’s because they often are. Lindsay Owens (@owenslindsay1), President and CEO of the Groundwork Collaborative (@Groundwork), is here looking at the ways tech is being weaponized against consumers’ budgets. New pod tomorrow!
