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The secret retail strategy behind higher grocery prices.

Lindsay Owens writes: As more and more commerce moves online, the idea that tech companies should be able to gouge us in the name of convenience is a frightening proposition. For more than a century, the price tag set the rules of the marketplace: The same product should have the same posted price for everyone. That transparency allows families to budget and comparison shop, and it ensures that businesses have to compete on price and quality. It also keeps markets fair and honest.

March 23, 2026 Tennessean

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The Truth About Walmart’s Surveillance Pricing 😳

Lindsay Owens: “Yeah, this was a pretty rough couple of weeks for Walmart shoppers. The first thing we learned is Walmart, in their brick-and-mortar stores, is going with electronic shelf labels. Now, they have sworn up and down that they are not going to use these electronic shelf labels for dynamic pricing to change the price of ice cream on a hot summer day, but look, they partnered with a French company who builds electronic shelf labels for the sole purpose of doing data driven dynamic pricing in grocery stores. So I think we all know where this is likely headed.”

March 23, 2026 Rossen Reports

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Spiking gas prices tied to Iran war are set to eat up tax refunds touted by Trump.

"The energy shock is to going to hit those who have the least cushion,” said Alex Jacquez, chief of policy at the left-leaning Groundwork Collaborative and a former economist in the Biden White House. “And it doesn’t look like those tax refunds are going to be here to save them.”

March 22, 2026 Associated Press

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Why Getting Concert Tickets Feels Impossible Now — and Fans Are Fed Up.

“Tickets have become harder and more expensive for fans to get their hands on because of the Live Nation-Ticketmaster monopoly,” Owens says. “Americans are sick and tired of being ripped off and having to jump through hoops to enjoy a night out.”

March 21, 2026 OK! Magazine

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The U.S. Economy Is Insulated From High Oil Prices. Americans Aren’t.

“It is a fixed cost,” said Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy for the Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive group. “You’re not going to not go to work because the price of gas is up, so you’re going to cut back somewhere else.”

March 20, 2026 The New York Times

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Average IRS tax refund is up 10.8%, new filing data shows

“The energy shock is going to hit those who have the least cushion ... and it doesn’t look like those tax refunds are going to be here to save them,” Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning economic policy think tank, said during a press call on Friday.

March 20, 2026 CNBC

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Airfares are spiking. Here’s how to navigate the hikes.

“The major domestics are going to take an $11 billion hit just on fuel costs this year,” said Alex Jacquez, chief of policy and advocacy at Groundwork Collaborative, an economic think tank.

March 19, 2026 The Washington Post

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Job Losses and Soaring Energy Prices Force Fed to Hold Rates Steady As Stagflation Warnings Grow

Pressures are pushing the economy toward a stagflation trap of weak growth and persistent inflation, tying the Fed’s hands, and ultimately hurting American workers and consumers.

March 18, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative

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New Polling: As Trump’s War Drives Up Energy Prices, Americans Call for Corporate Profiteering Crackdown

As President Trump’s escalating war with Iran pushes energy prices higher, Americans are looking for ways to keep electricity bills in check.

March 18, 2026 Groundwork Collaborative

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Live Nation’s Justice Department trial continues as U.S. senators call out a ‘broken ticket market’

Lindsay Owens, the executive director of the economic policy nonprofit Groundwork Collaborative, said the settlement will end up being 'incredibly costly for concertgoers, performers, and independent venues.' 'California and 35 other states are standing up for Americans who are sick and tired of being ripped off and having to scrimp and save to enjoy a night out,' Owens said in a statement.

March 17, 2026 Los Angeles Times