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U.S. and EU scramble to strike a trade deal ahead of Aug. 1 deadline

"The Japan deal solidifies this pattern we've seen thus far, which is some market access relief, a commitment to purchase U.S. goods, and a slightly lower, but above the universal baseline, tariff level," Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, a public policy research firm, told CBS MoneyWatch. "The Japan deal certainly provides a framework of what [Mr. Trump] looking for," Jacquez said. "It's about accepting a baseline tariff at or above 10%, and then making purchase commitments."

July 23, 2025 CBS News
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There’s No Place Like Home: How Trump Is Making Housing Unaffordable

By all measures, Trump has failed to deliver on his campaign promise to bring down prices on day one – especially when it comes to making housing more affordable.

July 21, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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First-Ever Ban on Surveillance Pricing Introduced in Congress

Innovations in airline pricing, which is already broadly segmented between business and leisure travel and tied to the timing of purchases, don't typically stay there. 'The most pernicious pricing technologies come out of airlines and export to the rest of the economy,' said Lindsay Owens of Groundwork Collaborative. Owens shared Groundwork Collaborative polling data revealing that people oppose being charged different prices for the same item by 80-20.

July 20, 2025 The American Prospect
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Ahead of Back to School Season, Consumers Brace for Higher Prices Due to Trump’s Tax and Trade Policies

New polling and economic indicators continue to show that President Trump’s actions are deeply unpopular and hurting the economy.

July 18, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Groundwork’s Jacquez Slams Senate Republicans for Codifying DOGE Cuts, Failing to Deliver Lower Costs

With this vote, Senate Republicans are telling us everything we need to know about their priorities.

July 17, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Working Families Are Paying The Price For Trump’s On-Again Off-Again Tariffs, Says Groundwork’s Owens

This week, President Trump’s erratic tariff policy created more economic uncertainty for consumers, workers, and businesses by threatening a 50% tariff on Brazil, a 35% tariff on Canada, and sending letters to at least 14 countries laying out steep blanket tariffs starting in August.

July 11, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Conservatives are asking Trump for another big tax cut

“They just got a massive tax bill that is overwhelmingly tilted for the wealthy, and to hide the ball, they’re trying to unilaterally deliver additional tax cuts for the wealthy,” said Elizabeth Pancotti, managing director of policy and advocacy at the Groundwork Collaborative, another left-leaning think tank. “Why don’t they think the wealthy got enough in the tax bill they just passed?”

July 10, 2025 The Washington Post
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Round-trip vs one-way: Which airfare trick really saves you money?

“The main thing I would say is I think when it comes to, if folks feel frustrated when they’re buying airline tickets, there’s a good reason for that,” Lindsay Owens, executive director of Groundwork Collaborative, a Washington-based economic policy think tank, told me. “The airline industry is really the pioneer of some of the most ruthless and deceptive pricing practices. It’s not surprising that people feel really powerless and frustrated when they’re purchasing airline tickets.”

July 9, 2025 USA Today
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Following Court Ruling on Click-to-Cancel, Congress Should Step Up and Protect Consumers, Says Groundwork’s Owens

Today’s ruling got it wrong, ignoring the overwhelming majority of Americans who support the rule in favor of scammers and corporations who trick consumers into overpaying.

July 8, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Trump Turns Attention Back To His Global War On Trade

But Alex Jacquez, who worked for the National Economic Council in former President Joe Biden’s White House, said that even if the high court strikes down Trump’s IEEPA tariffs, there are other laws Trump could use to try to reimpose them. “There are fallback options that Trump could use,” he said, adding that his doing so would once again roil the world economy. “It’s just going to cause more uncertainty and confusion.” In the end, he said, both US manufacturers, many of whom rely on imported machinery and raw materials, and US consumers, would be harmed through significantly higher costs. “This is really short sighted, cutting off your nose to spite your face,” he said.

July 8, 2025 Huffpost
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