The inaugural episode of The Desert State Download hits hard.

Brent Allen Peak, a grassroots activist in Phoenix, Arizona's Northwest Valley, breaks down the anger, betrayal, and exhaustion following the horrible deal that ends the shutdown — and why eight Senate Democrats just traded one disaster for another.

He calls out the failure of Democratic leadership, the cost to working families losing health care subsidies, and the silence from Arizona’s MAGA representatives who’ve been missing in action for weeks.

This episode sets the tone for what Desert State Download is all about: truth from the ground up.

Topics:

• Why the shutdown deal is a bad trade for working families
• The real cost of losing ACA subsidies
• The betrayal felt by activists who fou ...