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New Frontiers for Empowering Workers and Business

And the Department of Labor is encouraging new ways for workers to be heard in the data that informs businesses and policymakers — including by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to work with the Groundwork Collaborative as they develop a new data source, the Worker Sentiment Survey — to capture workers’ experiences of the labor market and in the workplace.

December 19, 2023 Department of Labor

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Despite Deficit Fear Mongering, NDD Spending is Historically Low

The public overwhelmingly opposes further cuts and favors more investment in critical non-defense discretionary (NDD) programs.

December 18, 2023 Groundwork Collaborative

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ICYMI: Economic Experts Make Case for Fed Rate Cuts at Virtual Press Briefing

During a press briefing at 4 p.m. today, leading economic experts called on Chair Powell and the Fed to cut rates immediately to avert serious harm to workers and families.

December 13, 2023 Groundwork Collaborative

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Fed Signals Rate Cuts in 2024

“The time for rate cuts is now,” Lindsay Owens, executive director of the progressive Groundwork collaborative, said in a statement today.

December 13, 2023 New York Times

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What A Day – Optimism? In This Economy?!

By the numbers, economists say that data is supposed to be good news for the economy, but to Americans, it doesn’t exactly feel that way. And with just over a month from the first primary election of the 2024 season, we wanted to know what this economic news means for President Biden and Republicans who want to unseat him. To answer that question and more, we’re joined by Lindsay Owens, executive director of progressive economic think tank Groundwork Collaborative.

December 13, 2023 Crooked Media's What A Day

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The Case for Interest Rate Cuts

“Now that it’s abundantly clear we don’t need to throw people out of work to bring down prices, chair Powell should course correct and begin cutting rates before we suffer further damage to the housing market or continue to ice investments in the green transition,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative.

December 13, 2023 The American Prospect

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Today at 4 p.m. ET: Economic Experts to Make Case for Fed Rate Cuts at Virtual Press Briefing

Today at 4 p.m. ET, Groundwork Collaborative will host a virtual press briefing with leading economic experts reacting to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech and the FOMC’s policy decision.

December 13, 2023 Groundwork Collaborative

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Groundwork’s Lindsay Owens Calls for Immediate Rate Cuts

As 2023 closes with both inflation and unemployment under 4%, we can finally put a dangerous macroeconomic myth to bed. You don't fight inflation on the backs of American workers.

December 13, 2023 Groundwork Collaborative

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Wealth tax is trying to get at the ‘fundamental unfairness’ of our current tax code: Kitty Richards

Kitty Richards, former President Biden Treasury official, and Mick Mulvaney, former White House chief of staff and Actum Strategic Advisors co-chair, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the debate over a potential wealth tax, whether the wealthy in the U.S. should pay their fair share in taxes, whether IRS funding cuts should be tied to any potential aid package for Israel and Ukraine, and more.

December 8, 2023 CNBC

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Groundwork’s Bilal Baydoun Ahead of November Jobs Report: “Continued progress requires continued investment”

Tomorrow’s jobs report could mark the 22nd straight month that the unemployment rate sits below 4%. This is a tremendous achievement for an economy that just three years ago was in the throes of a global pandemic and recession. But continued progress requires continued investment.

December 7, 2023 Groundwork Collaborative