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We fight to change economic policy and narratives in order to build public power, break up concentrations of private power, and deliver true opportunity and prosperity for all.

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Groundwork Collaborative

Death, Debt, and Paperwork: How the Business of Dying is Burying American Families

Grieving families navigate a series of services and systems that operate with minimal federal oversight, limited price transparency, and few meaningful consumer protections.

October 29, 2026 Zoe Butler
Groundwork Collaborative

Thanks to the Congressional Republicans, Health Insurance Premiums Are Set to Climb Again

Over the next several weeks, Americans will learn that their health insurance premiums will increase by double digits – again.

October 20, 2026
Collaboration

Halloween Candy Prices Up 15%, Giving American Families a Jump Scare

New analysis from Groundwork Collaborative and the Century Foundation shows that candy prices are up over 15% under Trump since last year – four times overall inflation.

October 20, 2026
Groundwork Collaborative

The Walmart Watchtower: Patents Speak Louder Than Pledges

Walmart is building the technology to compile intimate profiles of shoppers and use that data to charge them accordingly.

October 5, 2026
Groundwork Collaborative

Shoppers’ Bill of Rights

Americans need a set of protections that begins to restore the basic bargain between shoppers and retailers and places simple guardrails around the technologies, tricks, and traps that companies are using to gouge us.

September 28, 2026
Groundwork Collaborative

The Hidden Costs of AI for American Households

Across the economy, AI systems are enabling new forms of fraud, expanding surveillance-based pricing, and increasing costs for essential services such as health insurance, transportation, and electricity.

September 22, 2026
Groundwork Collaborative

Home Court Disadvantage: The Rising Costs of Being a New York Sports Fan

For New York sports fans, streaming services to watch the game at home and tailgating staples come with steep price tags.

September 22, 2026
Groundwork Collaborative

Benched: The Rising Costs of Following Sports in America

For fans watching games at home, streaming services and tailgating staples come with steep price tags.

September 9, 2026
Groundwork Collaborative

A Working Person’s Woes: Trump’s Recklessness Hammers Workers This Labor Day

Groundwork data shows Trump’s stubborn inflation wiping out wage gains as corporate profits hit records and AI leaves workers behind.

September 2, 2026
Groundwork Collaborative

The Modern Sears Home: Resurrecting the Affordable American Starter Home for a New Generation

This federal initiative would deliver 500,000 high-quality, factory-built homes to families across the country at affordable prices, creating a new housing supply that is permanently affordable and built to last.

August 19, 2026
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