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Why the biggest campaign buzzword ‘tapped into a broader political hunger’

In November, after the election victories by Democrats who ran on affordability, Groundwork published an “Affordability for All” agenda of 10 policy ideas. The affordability agendas keep coming — just this month, the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and the New Democrat Coalition in Congress launched them too.

February 16, 2026 The Washington Post

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Want a mortgage for under 3% in 2026? Meet the ‘assumable mortgage’

In a recent paper, the Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning think tank, argues that making more conventional mortgages assumable will help loosen the housing market gridlock.

February 15, 2026 NPR

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The K-shaped economy is reshaping Valentine’s Day spending

Those looking to pamper their paramours might have good reason to worry about a costly holiday. A new report from Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation, using January data from consumer data-tracking firm NIQ, showed the prices of common Valentine's Day items, including roses and chocolates, have surged from a year ago.

February 13, 2026 Business Insider

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Democrats Propose Ban On Surveillance Pricing In Grocery Stores

An analysis last year by the nonprofits Consumer Reports and More Perfect Union and the progressive policy group Groundwork Collaborative found that prices for Instacart shoppers varied by as much as 23% for the same product at the same exact time in different stores.

February 12, 2026 Huffpost

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Donald Trump hails unexpectedly strong jobs data, despite troubling backdrop

“President Trump promised a jobs boom, but today’s data shows the economy is shedding jobs outside a small number of sectors, and more Americans are struggling to find stable work,” said Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning campaign group in Washington.

February 12, 2026 Financial Times

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Cupid Picks Your Pocket: Valentine’s Staples Up More Than 15% This Year

Report finds Trump’s policies have driven up prices for Americans looking to share the love.

February 11, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative

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Revised Data Paints a Grim Picture of 2025 Jobs Market

Today’s delayed report shows the United States added even fewer jobs in 2025 than previously reported.

February 11, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative

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How Companies Profit by Annoying the Hell Out of You

These kinds of experiences are so common and universal that Groundwork Collaborative, a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., decided to weigh their true impact. They call it the “annoyance economy.” In a report released Monday, they show how junk fees, customer service calls, excessive insurance paperwork, spam calls and texts, and more cost Americans at least $165 billion in lost time and money every year.

February 10, 2026 The New Republic

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A.I. Is Giving You a Personalized Internet, but You Have No Say in It

Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative, a nonprofit that focuses on economic issues, called Google’s A.I. shopping framework an example of “surveillance capitalism” that could eventually be used to goad people into spending more.

February 10, 2026 The New York Times

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Consumers feared a Trump tariff inflation crisis. Where is it?

"That’s a pretty big difference," said Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at the left-leaning Groundwork Collaborative nonprofit, speaking to USA TODAY in December.

February 10, 2026 USA Today