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Trump Devours Thanksgiving Budgets; Major Special Election In Tennessee w/ Liz Pancotti

“Unfortunately, we find that 65% of Americans are stressed about affording Thanksgiving this year. That stretches across party lines. We find that it’s 72% for Democrats and 59% for Republicans.”

November 26, 2025 Majority Report
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Thanksgiving Is Cheaper This Year … If You Just Eat Less

The Century Foundation, a progressive think tank, found that the cost of Thanksgiving dinner increased by nearly 10 percent compared to last year.

November 26, 2025 Rolling Stone
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How Public Groceries Can Make Food Affordable Again

The European Central Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the European Commission, and the International Monetary Fund all published studies on profits driving inflation, while the Groundwork Collaborative and the Economic Policy Institute found that over 53 percent of price increases from 2020 to 2022 were driven by profit gains.

November 26, 2025 Jacobin
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Prices increase as Americans prepare for Thanksgiving

New analysis from Groundwork Collaborative, The Century Foundation, and AFT found that another Thanksgiving staple, cranberry sauce, is up by 22 percent from this time last year.

November 25, 2025 Al Jazeera
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We calculated how much more — or less — Thanksgiving dinner costs this year

A competing report from Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning economic advocacy group, highlighted rising prices for side dishes such as cranberry sauce and vegetables.

November 25, 2025 The Washington Post
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Food prices are up, but the cost of Thanksgiving might not be

“We find that the typical Thanksgiving meal will run people about 10% more this year,” said Elizabeth Pancotti, managing director of policy and advocacy the economic thinktank Groundwork Collaborative.

November 25, 2025 Marketplace
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The September Jobs Report: Evidence of Past Success, and of Dangers Ahead

The data highlight three key economic facts about the current moment: The post-pandemic fiscal response succeeded in spurring a rapid recovery, the stalling labor market is exacerbating inequality, and perhaps most urgently, a recession looks increasingly likely on the horizon.

November 25, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Trump touts cheap groceries ahead of Thanksgiving. The reality is a mixed plate

But a different analysis of Thanksgiving prices conducted by Groundwork Collaborative, the Century Foundation and the American Federation of Teachers found that Thanksgiving food prices will be nearly 10% higher across the board this year, particularly if shoppers stick with name-brand items.

November 24, 2025 The Guardian
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Summers, Epstein and the future of the Democratic party

indsay Owens summed up the stakes in a statement last week about Summers’ involvement with Epstein: “Everyone in Washington has known who Larry Summers is for decades. This was always hiding in plain sight…”

November 24, 2025 Financial Times
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Walmart’s $4 Thanksgiving is a fraud — but Trump is selling it anyway

As families across the country prepare to carve turkey and watch football, new analysis from Groundwork Collaborative, The Century Foundation, and AFT finds that the price of a Thanksgiving dinner will be more expensive this year under President Trump, with a full meal up 9.8 percent compared to last year, more than triple the overall rate of inflation.

November 22, 2025 Daily Kos
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