Lindsay Owens
@lindsayowens.bsky.social
Executive Director, Groundwork Collaborative and Groundwork Action. Founder, Economic Speakers Bureau. Author, Gouged (forthcoming Viking Penguin). Former economic adviser Warren/Ellison/Jayapal.
The optics of this presser are horrible. Even if you went in believing they tried their best, you would change your mind after seeing this.
Looks like a presser for a team that just got trounced because the coach refused to sub in fresh legs.
Time to go back to the draft.
Looks like a presser for a team that just got trounced because the coach refused to sub in fresh legs.
Time to go back to the draft.
Shaheen: "When I talk to my constituents in New Hampshire, you know what they say to me? They say, 'Why can't you all just work together to address the problems that are facing this country?'"
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The optics of this presser are horrible. Even if you went in believing they tried their best, you would change your mind after seeing this.
Looks like a presser for a team that just got trounced because the coach refused to sub in fresh legs.
Time to go back to the draft.
Looks like a presser for a team that just got trounced because the coach refused to sub in fresh legs.
Time to go back to the draft.
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Exhibit #2625 on Dems winning the politics of the shutdown fight. Check out this polling from @groundwork.bsky.social:
November 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Exhibit #2625 on Dems winning the politics of the shutdown fight. Check out this polling from @groundwork.bsky.social:
This deal is a surrender. Two parties who say they care about high costs but none who will fight to deliver on it. Democrats fighting for affordable health care this past month was a huge boon to the brand and paid off in elections. If they reverse course now it will vanish—and they’ll deserve it.
Chuck Schumer cannot agree to any deal that does not include, at minimum, a one year extension of the ACA credits.
A pinky promise from John Thune is meaningless.
A pinky promise from John Thune is meaningless.
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This deal is a surrender. Two parties who say they care about high costs but none who will fight to deliver on it. Democrats fighting for affordable health care this past month was a huge boon to the brand and paid off in elections. If they reverse course now it will vanish—and they’ll deserve it.
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"Mamdani’s proposals would make the city more livable for working people while improving public goods — from transit to child care — that benefit everyone, including those footing a slightly higher tax bill."
Tax the Rich. They'll Stay
Mamdani’s plan to tax New York’s millionaires has the penthouse crowd aflutter. History and data show they won’t fly the coop.
www.rollingstone.com
August 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Mamdani’s proposals would make the city more livable for working people while improving public goods — from transit to child care — that benefit everyone, including those footing a slightly higher tax bill."
A helpful guide for consumers. Who to boycott.
Scoop: White House loyalty rating for companies
The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies & trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," a senior White House official tells Axios
By Mike Allen www.axios.com/2025/08/15/w...
The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies & trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," a senior White House official tells Axios
By Mike Allen www.axios.com/2025/08/15/w...
Scoop: White House hands down loyalty ratings for hundreds of companies
The unusual scorecard fits this administration's habit of micromanaging companies and administering loyalty tests.
www.axios.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
A helpful guide for consumers. Who to boycott.
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Scoop: White House loyalty rating for companies
The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies & trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," a senior White House official tells Axios
By Mike Allen www.axios.com/2025/08/15/w...
The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies & trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," a senior White House official tells Axios
By Mike Allen www.axios.com/2025/08/15/w...
Scoop: White House hands down loyalty ratings for hundreds of companies
The unusual scorecard fits this administration's habit of micromanaging companies and administering loyalty tests.
www.axios.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Scoop: White House loyalty rating for companies
The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies & trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," a senior White House official tells Axios
By Mike Allen www.axios.com/2025/08/15/w...
The West Wing has created a scorecard that rates 553 companies & trade associations on how hard they worked to support and promote Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," a senior White House official tells Axios
By Mike Allen www.axios.com/2025/08/15/w...
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What challenges face sociologists today? Where do we find unity/dissent? What’s the future for our field? Join the conversation at the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting. W/ David Takeuchi, @lindsayowens.bsky.social, @alondra.bsky.social, @daniellaurison.bsky.social, & Catherine Moran. bit.ly/RegisterASA25
June 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What challenges face sociologists today? Where do we find unity/dissent? What’s the future for our field? Join the conversation at the ASA 2025 Annual Meeting. W/ David Takeuchi, @lindsayowens.bsky.social, @alondra.bsky.social, @daniellaurison.bsky.social, & Catherine Moran. bit.ly/RegisterASA25
Lot of talk today upon Musk’s departure about how little money he saved us. True but irrelevant.
This was a land grab. Musk is leaving because he got what he came for. This Palantir story is just the beginning. We’ll watch the long tail of this destruction unfold over years to come.
This was a land grab. Musk is leaving because he got what he came for. This Palantir story is just the beginning. We’ll watch the long tail of this destruction unfold over years to come.
“.. raising questions over whether [Trump] might compile a master list of personal information on Americans that could give him untold surveillance power.”
@nytimes.com $PLTR
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May 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Lot of talk today upon Musk’s departure about how little money he saved us. True but irrelevant.
This was a land grab. Musk is leaving because he got what he came for. This Palantir story is just the beginning. We’ll watch the long tail of this destruction unfold over years to come.
This was a land grab. Musk is leaving because he got what he came for. This Palantir story is just the beginning. We’ll watch the long tail of this destruction unfold over years to come.
When we started working on Musk in November after Trump won a lot of people asked me if resisting Musk was a risk because he could bow out of politics and then he would no longer be a good villain for the party.
My answer was always the same. What a wonderful problem to have.
My answer was always the same. What a wonderful problem to have.
"The Wisconsin race may have been a turning point: Mr. Musk appears aware that his public presence in the race backfired, according to a person who has spoken with him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less’ Spending as He Edges Away From Politics
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
When we started working on Musk in November after Trump won a lot of people asked me if resisting Musk was a risk because he could bow out of politics and then he would no longer be a good villain for the party.
My answer was always the same. What a wonderful problem to have.
My answer was always the same. What a wonderful problem to have.
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"The Wisconsin race may have been a turning point: Mr. Musk appears aware that his public presence in the race backfired, according to a person who has spoken with him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
Elon Musk Plans ‘a Lot Less’ Spending as He Edges Away From Politics
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"The Wisconsin race may have been a turning point: Mr. Musk appears aware that his public presence in the race backfired, according to a person who has spoken with him."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
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On The Daily Blast, @gregsargent.bsky.social talks to @lindsayowens.bsky.social. She explains how Trump undermined his case for tariffs and why this is so damaging given Walmart’s massive presence in MAGA America. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Angry Walmart Tirade Backfires, Wrecking His Own Tariff Scam
Podcast Episode · The DSR Network · 05/20/2025 · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
May 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
On The Daily Blast, @gregsargent.bsky.social talks to @lindsayowens.bsky.social. She explains how Trump undermined his case for tariffs and why this is so damaging given Walmart’s massive presence in MAGA America. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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In the budget reconciliation bill, House Republicans are trying to cut SNAP by $295 billion. This would cut it in third in what would be by far the largest SNAP cut in history.
This would rip food assistance away from millions of people, including households with children as young as 7 years old.
This would rip food assistance away from millions of people, including households with children as young as 7 years old.
May 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
In the budget reconciliation bill, House Republicans are trying to cut SNAP by $295 billion. This would cut it in third in what would be by far the largest SNAP cut in history.
This would rip food assistance away from millions of people, including households with children as young as 7 years old.
This would rip food assistance away from millions of people, including households with children as young as 7 years old.
I had a great time talking with @gregsargent.bsky.social about Trump’s spat with Walmart—and why he’s almost certainly going to lose.
We also touched on how Trump’s chaotic approach to trade policy makes it more likely that companies will take advantage of consumers. This is a total own goal.
We also touched on how Trump’s chaotic approach to trade policy makes it more likely that companies will take advantage of consumers. This is a total own goal.
Trump's rage at Walmart for telling the truth about his tariffs is partly about Walmart's major presence in red/MAGA America. If Walmart raises prices it strikes at the core of his support.
On the pod, @lindsayowens.bsky.social is so illuminating on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/1954...
On the pod, @lindsayowens.bsky.social is so illuminating on all this:
newrepublic.com/article/1954...
Trump’s Angry Walmart Tirade Backfires, Wrecking His Own Tariff Scam
As Trump’s war with Walmart intensifies over its truth-telling about his tariffs, an economist explains how this exposes the fraudulence of his rationale for them—and exposes the political weakness of...
newrepublic.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I had a great time talking with @gregsargent.bsky.social about Trump’s spat with Walmart—and why he’s almost certainly going to lose.
We also touched on how Trump’s chaotic approach to trade policy makes it more likely that companies will take advantage of consumers. This is a total own goal.
We also touched on how Trump’s chaotic approach to trade policy makes it more likely that companies will take advantage of consumers. This is a total own goal.
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Happy Mother’s Day! For new and expecting parents, Trump’s trade war will raise prices on strollers, car seats, and more that simply are not made in America. It’s an assault on working families.
From @lindsayowens.bsky.social in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
From @lindsayowens.bsky.social in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
The Baby Tax: Trump's Tariffs Are an Assault on New Parents
From car seats and cribs to strollers, sippy cups, and baby clothes, Trump’s tariffs are hiking prices on the items families need for new babies.
www.rollingstone.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy Mother’s Day! For new and expecting parents, Trump’s trade war will raise prices on strollers, car seats, and more that simply are not made in America. It’s an assault on working families.
From @lindsayowens.bsky.social in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
From @lindsayowens.bsky.social in @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Trump has not only started a trade war but a full-frontal assault on new and expecting parents.
Let’s call it what it is: a baby tax. And it’s coming just in time for Mother’s Day.
My latest for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Let’s call it what it is: a baby tax. And it’s coming just in time for Mother’s Day.
My latest for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
The Baby Tax: Trump's Tariffs Are an Assault on New Parents
From car seats and cribs to strollers, sippy cups, and baby clothes, Trump’s tariffs are hiking prices on the items families need for new babies.
www.rollingstone.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Trump has not only started a trade war but a full-frontal assault on new and expecting parents.
Let’s call it what it is: a baby tax. And it’s coming just in time for Mother’s Day.
My latest for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Let’s call it what it is: a baby tax. And it’s coming just in time for Mother’s Day.
My latest for @rollingstone.com: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Always fun to be on this list with some of my absolute favorite folks in the economics space in Washington like @jeffstein.bsky.social @sharonparrott.bsky.social @lipstickecon.bsky.social Jessica Fulton and more.
For the third year in a row (!!), our Executive Director @lindsayowens.bsky.social has been named by @washingtonian.com as one of the “500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy” in DC.
Join us in congratulating Lindsay!
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Join us in congratulating Lindsay!
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May 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Always fun to be on this list with some of my absolute favorite folks in the economics space in Washington like @jeffstein.bsky.social @sharonparrott.bsky.social @lipstickecon.bsky.social Jessica Fulton and more.
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For the third year in a row (!!), our Executive Director @lindsayowens.bsky.social has been named by @washingtonian.com as one of the “500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy” in DC.
Join us in congratulating Lindsay!
www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...
Join us in congratulating Lindsay!
www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...
May 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
For the third year in a row (!!), our Executive Director @lindsayowens.bsky.social has been named by @washingtonian.com as one of the “500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy” in DC.
Join us in congratulating Lindsay!
www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...
Join us in congratulating Lindsay!
www.washingtonian.com/2025/05/07/w...
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Ooooooooooof.
April 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ooooooooooof.
Trump may be the 1st president to deliberately put our economy in a recession. But this one could be worse than usual because of high prices, Musk’s kneecapping of administrative state, & Congress gutting safety net families will need.
Me in @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Me in @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Why Trump's Tariffs Could Put America in a Uniquely Brutal Recession
Trump’s economic policies could create an unusually brutal recession, as his tariffs will keep prices high.
www.rollingstone.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trump may be the 1st president to deliberately put our economy in a recession. But this one could be worse than usual because of high prices, Musk’s kneecapping of administrative state, & Congress gutting safety net families will need.
Me in @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Me in @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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‘Trump may be the first president in history to deliberately put the United States economy into a recession.’
Superbly chilling article. trump’s drug and ego fuelled imbecility will kill more Americans than his Incompetence during Covid. 1929, here we come.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Superbly chilling article. trump’s drug and ego fuelled imbecility will kill more Americans than his Incompetence during Covid. 1929, here we come.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Why Trump's Tariffs Could Put America in a Uniquely Brutal Recession
Trump’s economic policies could create an unusually brutal recession, as his tariffs will keep prices high.
www.rollingstone.com
April 21, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Written by @lindsayowens.bsky.social
I spoke with @Glamour about how Trump's trade policies are giving expecting mothers 1 more thing to worry about. Many nursery items across price points are made in China. While price spikes are going to be tough, a bigger worry is the likelihood of major shortages. www.glamour.com/story/the-tr...
Essential Baby Items Are About to Get Even More Expensive
But there are things parents can do to mitigate the impact.
www.glamour.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I spoke with @Glamour about how Trump's trade policies are giving expecting mothers 1 more thing to worry about. Many nursery items across price points are made in China. While price spikes are going to be tough, a bigger worry is the likelihood of major shortages. www.glamour.com/story/the-tr...
We aren’t talking enough about what a recession looks like with a kneecapped administrative state.
Obviously we are already seeing the impact of DOGE cuts on sunny days (e.g. SSA delays). But under economic duress the volume of incoming will spike.
This is a worst case scenario.
Obviously we are already seeing the impact of DOGE cuts on sunny days (e.g. SSA delays). But under economic duress the volume of incoming will spike.
This is a worst case scenario.
April 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
We aren’t talking enough about what a recession looks like with a kneecapped administrative state.
Obviously we are already seeing the impact of DOGE cuts on sunny days (e.g. SSA delays). But under economic duress the volume of incoming will spike.
This is a worst case scenario.
Obviously we are already seeing the impact of DOGE cuts on sunny days (e.g. SSA delays). But under economic duress the volume of incoming will spike.
This is a worst case scenario.
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Pretty soon we will all be talking about CoreWeave the same way we were all talking about Countrywide Financial back in 2008. on.ft.com/426yoOG
Eight odd things in CoreWeave’s IPO prospectus
A data centre field of dreams, or the WeWork of the AI bubble?
on.ft.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Pretty soon we will all be talking about CoreWeave the same way we were all talking about Countrywide Financial back in 2008. on.ft.com/426yoOG
Captive audiences at concerts, baseball games, and in airports are sitting ducks for price gougers. Our tax dollars fund these venues. We should get a fair price when we visit them.
This opening day check out @Groundwork’s plan to ensure a family can afford the occasional ball game.
This opening day check out @Groundwork’s plan to ensure a family can afford the occasional ball game.
Happy Opening Day!
At the @nationals.com opener, a beer, Cracker Jacks, and a hot dog runs $30. The owners are worth $6 billion and DC taxpayers paid for the stadium.
It shouldn’t be this way. Public subsidy should come with public benefit.
My latest for @msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
At the @nationals.com opener, a beer, Cracker Jacks, and a hot dog runs $30. The owners are worth $6 billion and DC taxpayers paid for the stadium.
It shouldn’t be this way. Public subsidy should come with public benefit.
My latest for @msnbc.com: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Happy Opening Day! Now get out your wallet.
“Street pricing” requirements would be both pro-consumer and pro-business.
www.msnbc.com
March 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Captive audiences at concerts, baseball games, and in airports are sitting ducks for price gougers. Our tax dollars fund these venues. We should get a fair price when we visit them.
This opening day check out @Groundwork’s plan to ensure a family can afford the occasional ball game.
This opening day check out @Groundwork’s plan to ensure a family can afford the occasional ball game.
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Happy Opening Day! Before you head out to the ballpark, beware of just how expensive concession and ticket prices have become. A beer will run you $15 at Nats Park, or you might spend $30 for four hot dogs at the Padres game.
groundworkcollaborative.org/work/street-...
groundworkcollaborative.org/work/street-...
groundworkcollaborative.org
March 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Happy Opening Day! Before you head out to the ballpark, beware of just how expensive concession and ticket prices have become. A beer will run you $15 at Nats Park, or you might spend $30 for four hot dogs at the Padres game.
groundworkcollaborative.org/work/street-...
groundworkcollaborative.org/work/street-...