There were many exciting parts of your new car — the heated seats, a shiny new navigation system, three free months of satellite radio. Three months and one day later, the radio kept playing. You bare...

Consumer advocate Lindsay Owen’s new book, Gouged, traces how corporations use software—from ever-changing prices to opaque algorithms—to squeeze every penny from you.

After customers raised concerns about alleged targeted strategies, Walmart's CEO said the retailer does not charge shoppers based on their personal data.

Walmart, weighing in on the controversial practice of dynamic pricing, says consumers have nothing to fear from its future tactics. On Friday Walmart Chief Executive John Furner posted a statement onl...

The affordability crisis is affecting workers across the board. Price gouging may be another aspect of why everyday necessities seem so difficult to afford.

Lindsay Owens, author of the incredible new book Gouged, tells us why the Robin Hood theory of surveillance pricing is a myth.

Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.

The modern economy has given rise to a new kind of gouging: companies can now manufacture the appearance of scarcity.

“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B...

Lindsay Owens, author of the incredible new book Gouged, tells us why the Robin Hood theory of surveillance pricing is a myth.

Companies have changed the way they price their products — and shoppers are getting deliberately overcharged. Here are steps you can take to ensure you are getting the best deal.

Lindsay Owens’s new book details all the ways that corporations seek to maximize profits at your expense.

“A thrilling true crime story about how the largest corporate monopolies in America have hatched a scheme to pick our pockets. Gouged is the book corporate America does not want you to read.”—Robert B...

How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising

Weber’s Anti-Fascist Economics and Owens’s Gouged help to flesh out a heterodox way of thinking about economic policy.

Despite threats from the wealthy elite, new IRS data proves that higher taxes on the rich do not drive them away from New York City. The myth of tax flight is debunked.

How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules – and a consumer uprising

The price tag, once a symbol of fairness and transparency, has disappeared.

The price tag, once a symbol of fairness and transparency, has disappeared.

President and CEO of Groundwork Collaborative. Author of "Gouged" (Viking Penguin '26). Making sure you know when and how companies are ripping you off. Click to read Lindsay Owens, a Substack publica...

The price tag, once a symbol of fairness and transparency, has disappeared.

The price tag, once a symbol of fairness and transparency, has disappeared.

The price tag, once a symbol of fairness and transparency, has disappeared.

President and CEO of Groundwork Collaborative. Author of "Gouged" (Viking Penguin '26). Making sure you know when and how companies are ripping you off. Click to read Lindsay Owens, a Substack publica...

A federal program modeled on Sears’ mail-order homes could put affordable homes within reach again.

A searing exposé of the new tools of corporate profiteering and a field guide to the deceptive tactics companies are using to cheat consumers out of their money—and how we can get ahead of them—from a...