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42% of Americans Say It’s Up to Local Government to Fix Homelessness. Can They?

“I think it will be critical for local governments to make sure that they are creating zoning laws that allow for the construction of the kinds of units that are necessary to house the number of people to meet demand,…

January 19, 2023 Grid
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Advocates Say ‘Hell No’ as Manchin Pitches Social Security Deal With GOP

Lindsay Owens, executive director of the progressive Groundwork Collaborative, said it is "economically, fiscally, and morally irresponsible" for House Republicans to be playing games with the debt ceiling and "there's absolutely no reason for Sen. Manchin or anyone else to…

January 19, 2023 Common Dreams
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Manchin Seeks Bipartisan Cooperation on Debt Ceiling

“It’s economically, fiscally, and morally irresponsible for the new House majority to be playing games with the debt limit and threatening an economic crisis – and there’s absolutely no reason for Sen. Manchin or anyone else to play along,” Lindsay…

January 19, 2023 The Hill
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Groundwork’s Lindsay Owens on Sen. Manchin’s Davos Debt Limit Comments

Today, Groundwork Collaborative’s Executive Director Lindsay Owens released the following statement in response to Sen. Joe Manchin’s comments at the Davos World Economic Forum.

January 19, 2023 Groundwork Collaborative
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Wages Aren’t Keeping Up with Inflation, Hitting Low-income Workers the Hardest

Groundwork’s Mike Mitchell joined Marketplace to discuss how a recession would impact workers of color.

January 16, 2023 Marketplace
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As Inflation Slows Again, Progressives Tell the Fed Not to ‘Drive the Economy Off a Cliff’

Rakeen Mabud, chief economist at the Groundwork Collaborative, pointed to that possibility in a statement Thursday, arguing that Fed Chair Jerome Powell "should stop further rate hikes before he engineers a totally unnecessary recession. Today's CPI report makes it crystal…

January 12, 2023 Common Dreams
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Biden Moved Quickly on Thursday to Tout the Good Inflation News.

But some liberal groups were immediately focused on the central bank. "Chair Powell should stop further rate hikes before he engineers a totally unnecessary recession," wrote Dr. Rakeen Mabud, Chief Economist, the Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive group allied with figures…

January 12, 2023 Yahoo! Finance
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Inflation’s Pace Eased Again. What Does that Mean for Fed’s Interest Rates?

“Today’s CPI report makes it crystal clear that we don’t need mass joblessness to bring down inflation,” Rakeen Mabud, chief economist at the progressive Groundwork Collaborative, said in a statement. “Further interest rate hikes will only weaken our economy and…

January 12, 2023 The Hill
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Groundwork’s Rakeen Mabud Reacts to December Inflation Report

This morning’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report shows inflation is at 6.5% year-over-year in December – down from 7.1% in November.

January 12, 2023 Groundwork Collaborative
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Bowman, Warren Push Biden to Protect Renters From Corporate Price Gouging.

Along with the 50 lawmakers across both chambers of Congress, the letter is backed by more than 80 housing, climate, education, and immigration groups, including the Center for Popular Democracy Action, Debt Collective, Groundwork Collaborative, National Low Income Housing Coalition,…

January 10, 2023 Common Dreams
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