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AI is killing worker confidence, but there’s no sign it’s muscling people out of their jobs on a massive scale.

Two-thirds of workers say AI will damage the workplace, according to a poll from the Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive economic-policy think tank. The technology will either lead to layoffs or put more pressure on workers to produce more, the two-thirds said.

August 11, 2026 MarketWatch
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Retailers Must Separate ESLs From Surveillance Pricing As Federal Pressure Mounts.

Among those who presented testimony at the hearing was Lindsay Owens, Groundwork Collaborative and author of the soon-to-be-released book, Gouged: The End of a Fair Price–and What That Means for Your Wallet; Robert Hedges, Former Chief Data Officer at Visa and Digital Fellow at MIT; and Hillary Caron of United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.

August 11, 2026 Forbes
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California parents stung by eye-popping sticker shock for back-to-school supplies and groceries.

The average basket of 21 essential school supplies costs $173.45, a 7.7% increase from last year, according to an analysis by Groundwork Collaborative and The Century Foundation cited by Times of San Diego.

August 9, 2026 New York Post
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Kevin Hassett Thinks Ignoring the Dismal Jobs Numbers Makes Them Disappear.

"Today's report shows a patchwork economy that is fraying at the seams," said Breyon Williams, chief economist at Groundwork Collective. "Trump's economic mismanagement has injected so much uncertainty into the economy that employers are not confident enough to add more people, but also have not initiated massive layoffs, creating a frozen job market where those with jobs are afraid to leave them and those without are stuck on the sidelines."

August 7, 2026 Yahoo! Finance
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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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