Best Green Socialist Notes Podcasts (2025)

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 275 59:08

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions.. Streamed on 8/23/25 Watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psCCgHzWQhc Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the stre…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 274 1:03:51

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 8/10/25 Watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/live/JMJdY4a-eYI Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams …

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 273 with Special Guest Richard Smith 1:04:25

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This week Howie is joined by ecosocialist author Richard Smith. Resources: Richard Smith’s website, https://www.richardanthonysmith.org/Richard Smith, Green Capitalism: The God that Failed (World Economics Association, 2016).Richard Smith, China’s Engine of Environmental Collapse (Pluto Press, 2020).Richard Smith, "Why China Cannot Decarbonise,” Ma…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 272 1:00:17

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 8/2/25 Watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QT1C6pjEdJU&t Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the stre…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 271 1:04:28

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Howie talks about Gaza, Epstein, organizing the progressive majority, and takes viewer questions. Links Shared During the Stream:Malcolm Ferguson, "Trump Gives Israel Chilling Order as It Starves Gaza to Death,” The New Republic, July 25, 2025, https://newrepublic.com/post/198457/trump-israel-get-rid-of-it-gaza.Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Blo…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 270 with Special Guest Andy Ellis 1:09:20

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Howie is joined by Andy Ellis, Green candidate for Governor of Maryland. https://www.gogreen2026.com/ Streamed on 7/19/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/GRBeAofCHk8 Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestrea…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 269 1:09:57

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 7/12/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/n3Jm7jrdYcU Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 268 with Special Guest David Shoebridge 1:02:05

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Howie is joined by Australian Green Senator David Shoebridge for a discussion of the Australian Greens and the campaign to oppose AUSKUS, a military and nuclear sub deal between the US, UK, and Australia. Streamed on 7/5/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/HH3ICtsPAdg Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 G…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 267 1:07:03

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 6/28/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/0IqrCpbsZo0 Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 266 1:02:48

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Resources Shared During StreamNeil A. Abrams, "Trump Will Fall,” The Detox, June 18, 2025, https://www.readthedetox.com/p/trump-will-fallJohn Feffer, “Martial Law in the United States,” Foreign Policy In Focus, June 18, 2025, https://fpif.org/martial-law-in-the-united-states/David Robson,…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 265 with Special Guest Szymon Martys 1:05:26

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This week Howie is joined by Szymon Martys, a Polish political scientist, journalist, left-wing activist, and co-coordinator of the European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine. Articles about the Polish presidential election: https://bbcrussian.substack.com/p/have-poles-fallen-out-of-love-with-ukrainianshttps://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?ar…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 264 with Special Guest Nidal Betare (Bitare) 1:09:17

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This week Howie is joined by Nidal Betare (Bitari) for a conversation about Syria and Palestine, following his recent trip throughout Syria. Streamed on 6/7/25 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/SJGmrsLyuiY Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started …

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 263 1:00:12

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Howie talks about new and current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 5/31/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/FW1yug5BHZk Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the stre…

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Green Socialist Notes, 262 59:45

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Howie talks about current events, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and takes viewer questions. Resources shared during the stream: https://truthout.org/articles/netanyahu-says-israel-will-not-back-down-until-gaza-is-emptied-of-palestinians/ https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/20/gas-in-missiles-out-why-the-eus-17th-sanctions-package-still-funds-puti…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 261 1:02:23

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Resources Shared on the Stream:Jayapal Introduces Legislation to Block Offensive Weapons Sales to Israel, March 31, 2025, https://jayapal.house.gov/2025/03/31/jayapal-introduces-legislation-to-block-offensive-weapons-sales-to-israel/Samuel Charap and Sergey Radchenko, "The Talks That Coul…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 260 with Special Guest Les Leopold 1:11:56

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This week Howie is joined by author and labor historian Les Leopold for a discussion about the potential for an independent, working class party. Resources Shared on the Stream The Labor Institute, https://www.thelaborinstitute.org/ Runaway Inequality, https://runawayinequality.org Les Leopold, "The Committee of One Million: A Petition to Support a…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 259 59:27

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Howie is back from his travels to Papua New Guinea and Australia to talk about the Australian Greens organizing and take viewer questions. Resources Shared During the Stream Abraham O’Neil, "The Australian Greens Must Democratize Their Party Structures,” Jacobin, May 2, 2020, https://jacobin.com/2020/05/australian-greens-adam-bandt-green-new-deal. …

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 258 with Special Guest Janet Rice 1:01:02

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This week Howie is joined by Janet Rice, a recently retired Australian Greens Senator from Melbourne, representing the Australian state of Victoria. Streamed on 4/26/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/sWq2f9fK7s4 Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie …

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 257 with Special Guests from the Papua New Guinea Greens Party 29:17

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This week's episode is a series of interviews conducted with various government and Papua New Guinea Greens Party, who Howie has met in his travels. Interviews include:Emmanuel Pok, Registrar of Political Parties, Integrity of Political Parties and Candidates Commission, Papua New GuineaFreda Pos, Co-Convener, Women’s Wing, Papua New Guinea Greens …

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 256 with Special Guest Danny Wenda 42:29

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This week Howie is in Papua New Guinea, where he is joined by Danny Wenda, Secretary for the President of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua, for a discussion of the Indonesian occupation of West Papua. *This episode was pre-recorded due to the time difference between with Papua New Guinea. Resources discussed on the episode: United Libe…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 255 1:06:11

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This week Howie is joined by Tanya Vyhovsky, a Ukrainian-American member of the Vermont State Senate, the Vermont Progressive Party, and DSA, for a report back from leftwing Ukraine solidarity conference in Brussels on March 26-27. Streamed on 4/5/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/HEzPSXMNsOg Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestre…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 254 with Special Guest Matthew Hull 1:09:08

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This week Howie is joined by Matthew Hull, the Trade Union Liaison for the Green Party of England and Wales. Streamed on 3/29/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/DIKoVPwc-_U Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign li…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 253 1:05:45

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 3/22/2025 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/fDNZSrZLPeg Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams ha…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 252 with Special Guest Arthur Pye 1:07:05

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This week Howie is joined by Arthur Pye, from the Emergency Committee for Rojava, for a discussion of the history and current situation of the democratic revolution in the Kurdish region of northern Syria.Resources Shared During the Stream: Arthur Pye, "Hope and Contradictions: My Year in Rojava,” Strange Matters, https://strangematters.coop/arthur…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 251 1:03:47

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This week Howie talks about news and current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 3/8/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/FoiU5egTvhA Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 250 with Special Guest Sacha Ismail 1:06:18

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This week Howie is joined by Sacha Ismail, a British socialist and trade unionist active in the Ukraine Solidarity Campaign. He writes for the socialist paper Solidarity and blogs at southlondonsocialist.wordpress.com.Resources shared during the stream:Sacha Ismail blog southlondonsocialist.wordpress.comEwa Pospieszyńska of RAZEM, Polish left party…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 249 with Special Guest Vladyslav Starodubtsev 1:08:25

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This week Howie is joined by Vladyslav Starodubtsev, a Ukrainian historian. On the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, Vladyslav will talk about the current situation and the central role of socialists in Ukrainian independence movement from the 19th century through to the Ukrainian People’s Republic (1917-1920).Resources shared duri…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 248 with Special Guest Sam Friedman 1:04:30

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Howie is joined by Sam Friedman, a public health researcher, to discuss public health and the Trump administration. Streamed on 2/15/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/fot-wVh-Pvc Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly camp…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 247 with Special Guest Ewa Pospieszynska 1:11:51

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This week Howie is joined by Ewa Pospieszynska, a young ecosocialist in the leftwing Razem party of Poland.Resources: Razem,https://partiarazem.pl(In Polish, but can be read in English using a free machine translation app like Google Translate)European Left Alliance for the People and the Planet,https://leftalliance.eu/Central-Eastern European Gree…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 246 1:09:58

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Howie talks about new and current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 2/1/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/G6lbiw484Z0 Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the strea…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 245 1:05:48

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This week Howie talks about building resistance to Trump's agenda and takes viewer questions.

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 244 with Special Guest Alex Scrivener 1:05:30

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This week Howie talks with Alex Scrivener, a Tbilisi-based Georgian pro-democracy activist to discuss recent events following national elections. Articles Discussed this episode: Maia Barkaia, "Democracy in Peril: Georgia’s Choice Amid Global Shifts in Power,” Commons, January 13, 2025, https://commons.com.ua/en/georgias-choice-amid-global-shifts-p…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 243 1:06:53

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 1/11/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/La3wWkeH9F0 Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 242 1:11:42

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This week Howie talks about his New Year's Resolution to do all he can to build an independent left alternative to oppose Trump and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 1/4/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/h8k2eC7cFB0 Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, …

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 241 1:05:59

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In the final episode of 2024, Howie reflects on the bad and the good of the year and what Greens should be focusing on in 2025 and beyond. Streamed on 12/28/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/e7EsdlDhvXE Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. …

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 240 with Special Guest Denys Bondar 1:18:00

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This week Howie is joined by Denys Bondar for a discussion of the 30th Anniversary of the Budapest Memorandum between Ukraine, Russia, and the US. Streamed on 12/21/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/FU1lUpAnRoQ Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie H…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 239 with Special Guest Nidal Bitari 1:08:31

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This week Howie is once again joined by Nidal Bitari, a Palestinian refugee raised in a Syrian refugee camp, to discuss the fall of the Assad regime in Syria. Links shared during the stream: Nidal Bitare, "The Assad Dynasty Was Hatched at My Grandfather’s Home. They Later Destroyed it,” New Lines Magazine, March 16, 2021, https://newlinesmag.com/wr…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 238 1:05:21

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This week Howie was attending the European Greens Congress in Ireland during the livestream, so we are airing two interviews he has conducted in his travels. First is an interview with Lela Rekhviashvili about Georgia being caught between Western and Russian imperialism, which is timely given the massive protests now in Georgia against authoritaria…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 237 with Special Guest Benali Hamdache 1:10:25

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This week Howie is live from London with special guest Benali Hamdache. Benali is the elected Green Party Councillor for the Islington London Borough Council, the Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) spokesperson on migrants and refugee support, the past GPEW Equalities spokesperson, wrote GPEW's 2015 ethnic minority and LGBTIQA+ manifesto, and …

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 236 38:33

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Howie was supposed to be live from Berlin this week, but he was not able to connect at the time of the livestream. Instead we premiered 2 new interviews that Howie has conducted in his travels that have not been posted yet. Taras Bilous, Ukrainian leftist and soldier who won the Daniel Singer Prize.Lela Rekhshiavili, a Georgian leftist about how th…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 235 1:11:05

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This week Howie is live from Lviv, Ukraine, where he will be joined Valeriy Petrov, a Ludic Activist, Member of Sotsialnyi Rukh and Tenant's Union, and Pavlo Bryzhatyi, a Sotsialnyi Rukh Council Member. Streamed on 11/16/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/z9D71TFIH1o Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 G…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 234 1:03:01

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This week Howie was traveling during the livestream, so we aired 3 interviews he has conducted with activists while in Europe. Georgian activist Alex Scrivener Georgian political economist Ia Eradze Ukrainian climate activist Svitlana Romanko Streamed on 11/9/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/zJlJ4I8h4Pc Green Socialist Notes is a wee…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 233 1:14:16

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This week Howie is live from Kyiv, Ukraine where he is joined by Georgian democracy activist, Alex Scrivener, and Ukrainian activists with Sotsialnyi Rukh, Denys Pilash and Pavlo Bryzhatia. Streamed on 11/2/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/ss0bPUUJ9PY Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Soc…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 232 1:10:03

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This week Howie is live from Tbilisi, Georgia, where he is observing the national elections. Streamed on 10/26/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/Wwd_-CAZ2bc Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 231 1:12:34

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This week Howie is joined by Nidal Bitari, a Palestinian refugee raised in Syria, for a discussion of the escalating crises in the Middle East. Articles Shared During Stream:Nidal Bitari, "Hatched at My Grandfather’s Home. They Later Destroyed it,” New Lines Magazine, March 16, 2021, https://newlinesmag.com/essays/the-assad-dynasty-was-hatched-at-m…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 230 with Special Guest Ron Daniels 1:15:14

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This week Howie is joined by Ron Daniels, a Convener of the National African-American Reparations Committee, for a conversation about the case, form, and strategy for winning reparations. Streamed on 10/12/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/VUllNjhjLIg Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Soci…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 229 1:03:26

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 10/5/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/wlr0yhALk_o Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 228 with Special Guest Kris Parker 1:04:17

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This week Howie is joined by journalist Kris Parker to discuss his recent trip to Ukraine. Streamed on 9/28/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/aZwxwl89i6s Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the sp…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 227 1:02:35

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Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 3/2/2021 Watch the video at: https://youtu.be/SJGmrsLyuiY Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a weekly campaign livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have contin…

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Green Socialist Notes, Episode 226 1:03:59

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This week Howie talks about current events, why the Green Party should adopt a membership model. and takes viewer questions! Streamed on 9/14/24 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/u_DsmftWXNE Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee, Howie Hawkins. Started as a we…