Are we living in a representative democracy, or an oligarchy bought and paid for by dark money? In the inaugural episode of The Brian Calaway Podcast, Brian and Brandon talk about why Brian is running for the Arizona State House, Turquoise Alerts, the latest housing grift, the fourth estate, and Brian’s campaign platform: FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights. From the housing crisis and wealth inequality to the rapid rise of AI and the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP), this conversation covers topics mainstream media leaves out.

Topics covered in this episode: the MMIP crisis and the Turquoise Alert system, Citizens United and Arizona’s Clean Elections system, media consolidation, FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights, AI and tech monopolies, the ESA voucher fund, Arizona water security, and the housing crisis driven by corporate investors.

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