Groundwork Collaborative

@Groundwork

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Feb 28

    NEW POLL w/ : A majority of voters blame large corporations for taking advantage of the pandemic to unfairly raise prices for profit, and a bipartisan majority strongly support policies to address monopoly behavior & corporate profiteering.

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  2. 27 minutes ago

    A HUGE congrats to ! We can't wait to work you in your new role at !

    We are thrilled to announce CLASP’s new executive director Indi Dutta-Gupta ()! Learn more about our plans for this year and read the full release here:
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  3. 48 minutes ago

    Sustained investments in our social infrastructure — including our care economy, the Child Tax Credit, health care & more — will secure a stronger, more stable and more equitable economy for future generations. More from ⬇️

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  4. 3 hours ago

    Groundwork's chief economist lays out the clear case that corporations – not workers – are to blame for recent price hikes & has the data to prove it. Don't miss her recent piece in 👇🏾

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  5. Mar 20

    Large corporations are not "price takers" — they're "price makers." details how economists ignore the link between profits & soaring prices

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  6. Mar 19

    📻 Listen: A good overview from The Daily on the dangers of curbing inflation through blunt monetary policy & the trade offs for consumers, with Federal Reserve and economy reporter of the

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  7. Mar 19

    NEW research from finds that concentrated market power contributes to economic insecurity and hardship in low-income communities and communities of color

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  8. Mar 18

    Corporations have been padding their bottom lines on the backs of consumers & inquiring minds want to know more. More from & on letters to & about the significant increase of rental car prices.

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  9. Mar 18

    "Ignoring profits is not just an intellectual problem, but a political and social one. Never has it been more glaring." Must-read piece from in on how economists routinely ignore this fundamental set of data about the economy

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  10. Mar 18

    Corporations are eagerly jacking up prices amid a global crisis — and blaming workers for demanding fair wages. NEW from in on why it's time to take on corporate power to create an economy that actually works for workers.

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    Mar 18

    Amazing piece here from on the history of how economists precisely measure wages and prices and unemployment rates, but do almost no analysis of profits.

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    Mar 18

    the corporate urge to jack up prices and then blame workers new from me in :

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  13. Retweeted
    Mar 17

    The U.S. economic system is designed to favor corporate interests over human well-being. In our latest, we examine the effects of market concentration & monopoly power on people of color & low-income consumers & workers.

    Concentrated Power, Concentrated Harm: Market Power's Role in Creating and Amplifying Racial and Economic Inequality
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  14. Mar 17

    Corporations are quick to blame this new reality on the pandemic or the war in Ukraine, but another major culprit is hiding in plain sight: their own profiteering. More from on inflation and high prices

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  15. Mar 17

    Oil and gas companies are profiteering from the pandemic, inflation & war, and it's time for consumers who are suffering to get some relief.

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    Mar 17

    Markets were always concentrated and financialized and corporations were always greedy and out to make a buck. What we are witnessing is what happens when opportunity and greed/shareholder primacy/market power collide. 2/2

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  17. Mar 17

    . on the racial disparities in the student debt crisis and the case for forgiveness: After 20 years of paying student debt, white borrowers owe 5% of the original loan. Black borrowers owe 95%.

    Elizabeth Warren Calls for Biden to Cancel $50K in Student Loans
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  18. Mar 16

    Since the 1970s, wages for the bottom half have stagnated, while CEOs and executives at the top have seen their incomes increase 940%. It is critical we start to promote shared prosperity. Watch the hearing ⬇️

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    Mar 16

    While facing allegations of unsafe working conditions and poor compensation, "Walmart, and now Amazon, both spend billions of dollars on stock buybacks that could have been instead invested in their employees,” told .

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  20. Mar 16

    Make no mistake: next time you experience sticker shock in the checkout line, it’s a safe bet that corporate executives and shareholders are reaping the rewards. More from Groundwork's ⬇️

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  21. Mar 16

    Too many people are struggling to afford gas at the pump while Big Oil rakes in record profits. It's time for policymakers to address this flagrant profiteering by oil and gas companies.

    Oil prices are decreasing, gas prices should too. Last time oil was $96 a barrel, gas was $3.62 a gallon. Now it’s $4.31. Oil and gas companies shouldn’t pad their profits at the expense of hardworking Americans.
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