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In this Bloc Doc, Lindsay Owens, Executive Director of the Groundwork Collaborative, explains the current state of inflation and how the fact that millions of Americans lose their jobs during times of economic crisis is a feature, not a bug,…
"It's no surprise that the House majority wants to spend trillions of dollars to extend the Trump tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations—but it's absolute hypocrisy from the same members who are pushing us to a debt…
Today, Groundwork Collaborative’s Executive Director Lindsay Owens released the following statement in response to the introduction of new legislation in the House to permanently extend the Trump tax cuts of 2017.
“Inflation has fallen for seven straight months and the labor market continues to be relatively strong. It’s increasingly clear that we don’t have to manufacture mass joblessness and economic devastation to bring down prices. The Fed should stop trying to…
Today’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows inflation is at 6.4% year-over-year in January – down slightly from 6.5% in December.
Victoria also reports that Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive think tank, is stepping up its efforts to shape the narrative around the economy with a new initiative called the Economic Speakers Bureau. Eric Harris, most recently an aide to the House…
"The austerians in Washington have always trafficked in cruelty and racism, but they used to launder it through organizations with the veneer of fiscal responsibility,” said Lindsay Owens, executive director of the Groundwork Collaborative. “This Congress, the facade has evaporated…
Today, The American Prospect published a piece, “The Twilight of the Deficit Hawks,” about the waning influence of deficit hawks and their increasing ties to extreme MAGA politics. This follows the President’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday, where…
“We are not out of the woods. The Fed has increased interest rates seven times over the last year. They’re likely going to be going back for more at the next open markets committee meeting, end of January,” said Dr.…
However, the Fed’s interest rate hikes may threaten these gains. “We know that Black workers consistently have double the unemployment rate of white workers, and that is maintained over recessions,” Becker says. “It’s not just that workers in general would…