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Groundwork Expands Policy and Research Shop, Welcomes New Staff and Fellows

Today, Groundwork Collaborative welcomed seven new economic experts to its policy and research operation, expanding the organization’s capacity to develop policy proposals and communications strategies that address the most pressing issues facing the working class.

March 6, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative

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Americans Have Little Faith in Trump’s Economic Agenda, Believe Prices Will Rise

Ahead of Trump’s address to Congress, Groundwork’s Lindsay Owens says “the president is launching a war on people’s pocketbooks.”

March 4, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative

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“Affordability Czar” Nothing More Than a PR Stunt, Says Groundwork’s Alex Jacquez

"This is nothing more than a PR stunt to pretend they’re addressing high cost-of-living while pushing policies that will raise prices and gutting programs like Medicaid that support working class families, all to line the pockets of billionaires like Elon Musk.”

March 3, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative

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ICYMI: Groundwork’s Owens Argues Musk is Seizing Federal Data to Enrich His Businesses in New Rolling Stone Op-ed

Groundwork's Owens published a new op-ed in Rolling Stone today on how Musk’s data grab and DOGE’s regulatory rollback are all an effort to benefit Musk’s business interests.

February 26, 2025

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House Budget Res Would Defund Medicaid Contrary to GOP Spin, Says Groundwork’s Jacquez

"The math doesn’t lie – House Republicans’ budget resolution would defund Medicaid."

February 25, 2025

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ICYMI: One Month In, Voters Are Not Buying Trump’s Economy

Slew of data and polling shows that Americans are already souring on Trump’s economic agenda

February 21, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative

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DOGE Dividend a Scam & Ploy to Boost Approvals, Says Groundwork’s Owens

"The American people are going to see through getting a couple of bucks in exchange for their Social Security and health care. Talk about ‘art of the deal.’"

February 20, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative

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ICYMI: New State Regulatory Framework for Surveillance Pricing and Wage Discrimination from Groundwork & Partners

Today, as first reported by The Washington Post, a group of think tanks, consumer interest groups, and academics released a new report and regulatory framework to combat the rise of surveillance pricing and wage discrimination.

February 20, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative

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Mass IRS Layoffs During Filing Season Lets Wealthy Tax Cheats Off the Hook, Says Groundwork’s Pancotti

"Trump and Musk care far more about hamstringing the agency in charge of making sure their billionaire buddies pay their tax bills than they do about making tax season bearable for millions of taxpayers.”

February 19, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative

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Elon Musk & DOGE Threaten Social Security Despite Trump’s Promises, Says Groundwork’s Alex Jacquez

“Despite President Trump’s promise not to touch Social Security, Elon Musk has gained access to the system that cuts your grandmother’s Social Security check and is wreaking havoc."

February 18, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative