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5 questions for Lindsay Owens

Lindsay Owens is the executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, a nonprofit progressive think tank that’s been instrumental in making “surveillance pricing” — the practice of using algorithms to set prices for individual consumers based on their personal data — into a national policy concern.

January 30, 2026 Politico

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Trump Names Wall Street Sweetheart Kevin Warsh Chair of the Federal Reserve

Today, President Trump announced that Kevin Warsh will be his pick for Chair of the Federal Reserve when current Chair Jay Powell’s term concludes in May.

January 30, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative

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Groundwork’s Jacquez Says Fed Decision to Maintain Rate Underscores Growing Economic Pain

Today, the Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate at 3.50% to 3.75%.

January 28, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative

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Obamacare Tactic Faces Hill Scrutiny as Health Costs Surge

The evidence that MLR is contributing to vertical integration is “becoming harder and harder to refute,” said Andres Arguello, a policy fellow with the advocacy group Groundwork Collaborative and a former Department of Health and Human Services official in the Biden administration.

January 28, 2026 Bloomberg Law

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Millions of Americans slapped with ‘response fee’ after city makes sweeping delivery changes

Researchers found that overall Instacart basket totals varied by an average of about 7% for the exact same items from the exact same locations, at the exact same time. Based on the amount that Instacart says the average household of four spends on groceries in the US, that could translate into a cost swing of about $1,200 per year. Source: Groundwork Collaborative.

January 28, 2026 The US Sun

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Giants Become 3rd MLB Team Sued Over ‘Junk Fees’ Since September

“Violations are rampant,” says Jacquez, who previously worked at the National Economic Council under the Biden Administration. “It’s hard to pin these guys down if they don’t believe there will be any ramifications on the back end.”

January 28, 2026 Front Office Sports

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At the One-Year Mark Into Trump’s Second Term, Americans Are Paying More and Saving Less

Twelve months after Donald Trump returned to the White House, his disastrous economic policies are hitting Americans where it hurts most.

January 23, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative

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The New Frontier in Price Discrimination

This week Matt and David talk with pricing expert Lindsay Owens, Executive Director of Groundwork Collaborative, about Google's plan to turn its Gemini AI into your personal shopping assistant.

January 23, 2026 Organized Money

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Just Over One Year Mark, Trump’s Failing Economy Leaves Americans with Buyers’ Remorse

Just over a year into Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, the majority of Americans say this is Trump’s economy now and it’s failing.

January 22, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative

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Trump administration officials expect the strongest economy in years in 2026. Here’s why

"What the secretary was intimating earlier today, to me, that doesn't unlock a bunch of growth — it unlocks a bunch of inflation," Liz Pancotti, managing director of policy and advocacy at Groundworks, a liberal-leaning think tank.

January 22, 2026 CBS News