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Why ‘Surveillance Pricing’ Strikes a Nerve

Surveillance pricing sits at the intersection of two things most people revile: feeling tracked and feeling ripped off. So even though the issue is “effectively on ice at the federal level,” as Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive economic policy group, put it, there is still political will elsewhere to tackle it.

November 21, 2025 The New York Times
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Trump is Devouring Americans’ Thanksgiving Budgets, New Report Reveals Prices Up 10%

Most Americans are stressed about high Thanksgiving prices, and are planning smaller gatherings as holiday staples soar by nearly 60%.

November 21, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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US economy adds 119,000 jobs in September as unemployment rate rises

“Today’s delayed report shows troubling signs below the topline number: the underlying labour market remains weak, leaving working Americans with shrinking opportunities and rising insecurity. Month after month, the Trump economy is producing fewer jobs, more instability, and fewer pathways for families trying to get ahead,” Alex Jacquez said in a statement provided to Al Jazeera.

November 20, 2025 Al Jazeera
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Jobs report today: September data comes in surprisingly strong. What it could mean for the Fed

On the other hand, Alex Jacquez, a former economic adviser in the Biden administration who is now chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning think thank, said today's report features "troubling signs below the topline number."

November 20, 2025 MarketWatch
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Labor Market Issues Can ‘Go South’ Quickly, Says Kitty Richards

Kitty Richards, senior strategic advisor at the Groundwork Collaborative, says that numbers from the September jobs report released today are in line with overall labor market picture, but warns that the softening jobs market can 'go south' quickly.

November 20, 2025 Bloomberg
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September’s Job Numbers Mask a Weakening Economy

The delayed September jobs report shows the United States added 119,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4%.

November 20, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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New Resource Outlines How Elected Officials Can Fight for Affordability for All

Groundwork Collaborative, Local Progress Impact Lab, and State Innovation Exchange release a policy agenda with 10 recommendations on how elected officials can bring costs down.

November 20, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI’s board as Jeffrey Epstein fallout hits tech

When we elevate advisors who pal around with oligarchs — we shouldn't be surprised when this is the result," Lindsay Owens, executive director of the left-leaning Groundwork Collaborative said in a statement. "This moment is an opportunity to rethink who should be making economic policy in this country."

November 19, 2025 Quartz
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The Next Foreclosure Crisis Has Arrived

“People are getting killed on the cost of living,” Alex Jacquez said. “These are real, structural, big-ticket items on people’s balance sheets that they’re struggling to afford.”

November 18, 2025 The New Republic
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ICYMI: Shakedown at the Snack Counter – Groundwork Makes The Case for Street Pricing

A recent Groundwork Collaborative analysis dives into the issue of price gouging at stadiums and proposes new so-called “street pricing” policies to curb these practices.

November 17, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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