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Big Data Is Already Jacking Up Your Airline Fares

“If multiple airlines are using the same [generative AI] platforms to price fares and these fares are coalescing, we have a potential instance of algorithmic collusion,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of the progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative. “There are real concerns here for prices to start conforming across the airlines.”

August 5, 2025 The Lever
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AI Flight Pricing Can Push Travelers to the Limit of Their Ability to Pay.

Customers, of course, might be less interested in being on the receiving end of an AI-powered “exploitation phase.” But such systems are becoming much more common, says Lindsay Owens, the executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning economic policy think tank. “Over the last decade, we’ve seen this emergence of a kind of cottage industry of high-tech pricing advisers,” says Owens, who’s writing a book on the subject. “This isn’t going to stop at Delta,” she continues, noting that retailers and ride-hailing companies are already experimenting with similar tools. “The airline industry is going to export these practices to other industries.”

August 4, 2025 Bloomberg
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Making Money. That May Make Them Hard to Quit

“This is clearly not an efficient way to gather revenue,” said Alex Jacquez, a former Biden official and the chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, a liberal group. “And I don’t think it would be a long-term progressive priority as a way to simply collect revenue.”

August 3, 2025 New York Times
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Trump unveils higher tariffs on dozens of countries

"It's important to note that we don't even have any deals as deals are commonly understood, except maybe the U.K. agreement, which is still being discussed," Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning advocacy group, told CBS MoneyWatch.

August 1, 2025 CBS News
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July Jobs Report is a Wake-Up Call, Says Groundwork’s Jacquez

This week, economic data painted a dire picture of an economy losing steam under President Trump’s management.

August 1, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Donald Trump’s Economy Stung as Jobs Report Falls Way Below Expectations

Alex Jacquez, a former special assistant to the president for economic development and industrial strategy, told Newsweek that Friday's jobs report "confirms that Trump's policies have been weighing down the economy." He added: "Big downward revisions for May and June show that Trump's chaotic trade policies likely impacted the labor market more than we thought earlier in the year, halting a strong jobs market. Stripping out the health care sector, the U.S. has lost jobs in each of the last three months. "Moreover, there is no sign of an industrial renaissance. Manufacturing jobs have contracted for three straight months and construction jobs are stagnant."

August 1, 2025 Newsweek
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Groundwork’s DiVito: The End of Direct File Is a Win for Corporations and Loss for Working People

This week, IRS Commissioner Billy Long confirmed that the agency is shuttering its Direct File program after just two filing seasons.

August 1, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Tariff Deadline Nears With Deals Thin on Details: Supply Lines

But critics say the frameworks announced consist of “vague promises with large numbers attached that don’t have any mechanisms for follow-through,” according to Alex Jacquez, who served on the Biden administration’s National Economic Council.”

July 30, 2025 Bloomberg
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Shoppers are stressed, but some brands are raising prices anyway

“Consumers have had a really tough time sorting through the ‘tariff noise,’” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning think tank. “They don’t know when prices are going to increase, what supply is going to be available.”

July 30, 2025 The Washington Post
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Groundwork Collaborative Names Dr. Breyon Williams As New Chief Economist

Today, Groundwork Collaborative announced Dr. Breyon Williams, Ph.D. as its new Chief Economist.

July 29, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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