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Working Families Feel the Heat of Trump’s Recklessness with Consumer Prices on the Rise in July

Trump’s war in Iran drags on with no end in sight, while new tariffs have already hit supply chains

August 12, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative
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July Jobs Report Reveals a Labor Market on Life Support

Economy lost 23k jobs; Labor force participation drops to lowest level in five years.

August 7, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative
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Democrats’ Split on AI Grows as a New Plan Emerges.

“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.”

August 6, 2026 NOTUS
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Ex-Trump official slams pres. dismissing affordability concerns: ‘Surrounds himself with enablers.’

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.

August 6, 2026 MS Now
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Morning Tech Newsletter.

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.

August 5, 2026 Politico
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The K-shaped economy isn’t dead yet.

“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.”

August 5, 2026 Business Insider
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Groundwork’s President & CEO Puts AI Surveillance Pricing on Trial in Senate Hearing: “Big Tech Has Reinvented the Ripoff”

In congressional testimony, Lindsay Owens raised the alarm about the hidden ways corporations are using personal data to increasingly gouge consumers.

August 5, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative
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Josh Hawley Stunned By Witness’s Shocking Claim About Alleged Pricing Practices By Instacart.

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.

August 4, 2026 Forbes
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AI exacerbates ‘class divide,’ progressive poll shows.

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.

August 3, 2026 Semafor
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Warnock advocates for child tax credit expansion as school year approaches.

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.

August 3, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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