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Building an economy that works for all of us. #WeAreTheEconomy

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Washington, D.C. groundworkcollaborative.org Joined April 2019

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Groundwork Collaborative @Groundwork Sep 28

🚨 NEW: Big Business rewrote the rules in its favor. We’re rewriting them for shoppers.

Our Shoppers’ Bill of Rights lays out 12 basic protections against hidden fees, pricing games, and the corporate tricks driving up everyday costs. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s…

www.theguardian.com Gouged: why Americans are being ripped off – and what to do about it How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising

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Corporations & their CEOs are back on the menu.

“People are angry, and they are directing that anger at big corporations & the wealthy. When it comes to public opinion, this is the best moment that you could have to raise taxes on the wealthy." @AlexSJacquez in @politico.

politico.com/news/2026/11/0…

www.politico.com Democrats see new momentum for plans to tax the rich

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The first thing Congress should do next year is use its oversight authority to investigate corporations who are ripping us off.

“The alternative is many months of negotiation with Republicans on legislation that will then take months or years to go into effect," @ENPancotti told @19thnews.

19thnews.org/2026/11/electi…

19thnews.org Women voted on affordability. What can Congress do to deliver on it? From the war on Iran to childcare, Congress will have a path to addressing the affordability crisis — and more moms than ever in Congress to lead that effort.

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Congressional Democrats are expected to investigate airlines’ use of surveillance pricing. Good.

“Airlines really pioneered the entire pricing playbook that American consumers are angry about right now. The airline industry is patient zero,” @owenslindsay1 told @Forbes.

forbes.com/sites/suzanner…

www.forbes.com Why Airlines Could Be In Democratic Congress’ Crosshairs Next Year With a new Democratic-led Congress taking charge next year, airlines could face regulations that could be a boon for travelers.

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Be careful before relying on AI shoppers, our @owenslindsay1 warns.

“These agents don’t work for you. We could be unleashing the most sophisticated snake oil salesman the world has ever seen.”

barrons.com/articles/muse-…

www.barrons.com Muse and Other AI Shopping Bots Are Here. They Come With a Big Asterisk. AI has exploded in popularity with consumers following the recent introduction of Muse and Dots, the autonomous AI agents from Facebook parent Meta Platforms and ChatGPT developer OpenAI, respectiv...