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Beth discusses the implications of Graham Platner's campaign collapse and the accountability issues surrounding AI with guest Alex McCoy.

Beth is joined by guest host Alex McCoy, a progressive organizer focused on holding Big Tech accountable, for a conversation about what breaks trust and how to rebuild it. They start with what the collapse of the Graham Platner campaign reveals about the progressive movement's relationship with imperfect candidates, then turn to the accountability vacuum around AI — who's making decisions about our jobs, our data, and our lives, and why almost nobody is calling their member of Congress about it. Topics discussed: Graham Platner's Senate campaign collapse and what it means for progressive candidate recruitment Trust, accountability, and the "the groups are the problem" debate in Democratic politics What voters actually want from elected officials AI's growing role in hiring, firing, workplace surveillance, and government decisions The AI industry's political spending and lobbying power How to actually get your member of Congress to pay attention to AI Alex McCoy's immersive medieval battle reenactment hobby Beth talked with Alex about the kind of in-person community his medieval weekends create — that's exactly what's waiting in Minneapolis on August 29. Grab tickets here. Learn…

People in this episode

Host: Beth

Guest: Alex McCoy

Topics covered

• Graham Platner's campaign collapse
• progressive movement
• trust and accountability
• AI's role in society
• political spending
• community building

Keywords

• Graham Platner
• progressive movement
• AI accountability
• Big Tech
• political engagement
• community
• trust
• elected officials

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Organizations: Big Tech

Places: Minneapolis

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