Innovative Research

Groundwork develops new tools, data, and research to reframe economic policy debates and tell different stories about how the economy works and who it works for.

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Shoppers’ Bill of Rights

Americans need a set of protections that begins to restore the basic bargain between shoppers and retailers and places simple guardrails around the technologies, tricks, and traps that companies are using to gouge us.

September 28, 2026
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The Hidden Costs of AI for American Households

Across the economy, AI systems are enabling new forms of fraud, expanding surveillance-based pricing, and increasing costs for essential services such as health insurance, transportation, and electricity.

September 22, 2026
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Home Court Disadvantage: The Rising Costs of Being a New York Sports Fan

For New York sports fans, streaming services to watch the game at home and tailgating staples come with steep price tags.

September 22, 2026
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Benched: The Rising Costs of Following Sports in America

For fans watching games at home, streaming services and tailgating staples come with steep price tags.

September 9, 2026
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A Working Person’s Woes: Trump’s Recklessness Hammers Workers This Labor Day

Groundwork data shows Trump’s stubborn inflation wiping out wage gains as corporate profits hit records and AI leaves workers behind.

September 2, 2026
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The Modern Sears Home: Resurrecting the Affordable American Starter Home for a New Generation

This federal initiative would deliver 500,000 high-quality, factory-built homes to families across the country at affordable prices, creating a new housing supply that is permanently affordable and built to last.

August 19, 2026
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Building Less, Paying More: Trump is Worsening America’s Housing Crisis

As families across the country buckle under the weight of rising housing costs, President Trump doesn’t seem to notice.

August 11, 2026
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The President’s Portfolio: How Trump Trades Inside the Market He Controls

Trump’s blatant corruption is putting American retirement savings at risk.

August 6, 2026
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“Your Data, Their Profit: The Consumer Cost of AI Surveillance Pricing”

At its core, this hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee concerns a simple, age-old principle: Americans deserve fair pricing.

August 4, 2026 Lindsay Owens, Ph.D.
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AI at Work: Gains at the Top, Pressure for Everyone Else

Groundwork Collaborative and Ipsos recently conducted a survey of American workers to assess how AI is affecting America’s workforce and worker sentiment about AI.

August 3, 2026
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