Promote an Economic Agenda That Decenters AI

AI companies comprised over 80 percent of US stock market gains in 2025, and stock market ownership represents nearly 30 percent of the net worth of American households.1 We cannot build a successful and sustainable economy around one concentrated industry. The stock market gains attributed to AI mask a bleak economic picture: Across the US job growth is slowing,2 daily life is becoming more unaffordable,3 and many of the vital institutions that support our civic and social lives are facing budget cuts and austerity demands. We need to invest in industries that equip people with good jobs, pass strong regulations to check concentrated corporate power, and ensure the long-term sustainability of our economy.

  1. Arun, Bubble or Nothing. ↩︎
  2. Justin Lahart and Danny Dougherty, “America’s Job Market Has Entered the Slow Lane,” Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2026, https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/jobs-employment-2025-df2fa311. ↩︎
  3. Madeleine Ngo, “Food Prices Were Stubbornly High Last Year,” New York Times, January 13, 2026, https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/economy/inflation-cpi-report-food-prices.html. ↩︎