Green Socialist Notes

This week Howie talks about the attacks on Venezuela, other current events, and takes viewer questions. Links shared during the stream:Marnie Eisenstadt, "Thieves hack Syracuse families’ food stamp accounts, leaving them broke for the holidays,” Syracuse Post-Standard, December 18, 2025, https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/12/thieves-hack-syracuse-families-food-stamp-accounts-leaving-them-brok...

Howie talks about current events and then is joined by Illinois Green and Hawkins/Walker 2020 Social Media and Tech Director Chris Blankenhorn for a conversation about AI and data centers. Streamed on 12/27/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/7z8VWaD9Osg Green Socialist Notes is a weekly livestream/podcast hosted by 2020 Green Party/Socialist Party presidential nominee , Howie Hawkins....

This week Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 12/20/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/YjBUX8DwHyY 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 continued post elections and are now...

This week Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 12/13/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/CD0an7AP_z8 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 continued post elections and are now...

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 12/6/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/BOuHsBBBNYs 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 continued post elections and are now under the...

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 11/29/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/HvaQmXz0iFg 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 continued post elections and are now under the...

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 11/22/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/OeUZMelt_O0 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 continued post elections and are now under the...

This week Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 1/15/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/Nph4LACz66w 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 continued post elections and are now...

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 11/8/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/2msK6tFHUj0 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 continued post elections and are now under the...

This week Howie is joined by Artem Chapeye, a Ukrainian socialist, soldier, and author of Ordinary People Don’t Carry Machine Guns, will talk about the war in Ukraine and international solidarity. Resources Shared on the Stream:Artem Chapeye, Ordinary People Don't Carry Machine Guns: Thoughts on War (Seven Stories Press, 2025)Artem Chapeye "A Ukrainian translator of Noam Chomsky responds...

This week Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Resources Shared During the Stream: Phillips O’Brien, "The New US Sanctions Move Actually Protects Russia For Now,” October 23, 2025, https://substack.com/@phillipspobrien/p-176896043 Jo Becker and Scott Shane, "Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will,” New York Times, May 29, 2012, https://www...

This week Howie is joined by Viktoriya Ball, a British-Ukrainian climate activist, for a discussion about recent developments in the Green Party of England and Wales. Resources shared during the stream: https://globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-fuels/ukrainian-activists-travel-to-cop27-to-take-on-the-fossil-fuel-lobby/ Shauna Corr, "Ukrainian climate activists storm Russian COP27 event ca...

This week Howie is joined by Frieda Afary, an Iranian American activist, author, translator, and public librarian who will discuss socialist feminism and internationalism. Resources Shared During the Stream Frieda Afary, Socialist Feminism: A New Approach (Pluto Press, 2022), https://socialistfeminism.org/ Iranian Progressives in Translation: A Blog by Frieda Afary, https://iranianprogressives.org...

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 10/4/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/N_OYbu7iDAM 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 continued post elections and are now under the...

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 9/27/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/RzUCATzlTS4 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 continued post elections and are now under the...

Howie is joined by South African political economist Patrick Bond for a discussion about the case for an anti-polar internationalism in opposition to both imperialist unipolarity and subimperialist multipolarity. Resources Shared on the Stream: Patrick Bond, "As BRICS Meet to Fight Trump Tariffs, is It Time for Multi-Polar or Anti-Polar Politics?,” CounterPunch, September 8, 2025, https://www...

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Streamed on 9/13/25 Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/gEg1eNPv5mU 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 continued post elections and are now under the...

Howie talks about current events and takes viewer questions. Links shared during the stream: Lifeline for Palestine, https://lifelineforpalestine.com/ Protect Palestine, https://protect-palestine.com/ Pjotr Sauer, "‘I told my family, I’ll probably die’: US immigration sends Russian asylum seekers back to Moscow,” The Guardian, September 3, 2025, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/03...

This week Howie will be joined by Tanya Vyhovsky, a Vermont State Senator for the Progressive Party. Links Shared on the Livestream: Tanya's last guest appearance on Green Socialist Notes on April 5, 2025: https://youtube.com/live/HEzPSXMNsOg Tanya Vyhovsky interview with Ashly Smith, "Leftist Vermont Rep Tanya Vyhovsky Toured Ukraine. Here’s What She Learned,” Truthout, August 28, 2025,...

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 streams have continued post elections and are now un...

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 have continued post elections and are now under...

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,” Made in China Journal, July-December 2022, ht...

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 streams have continued post elections and are no...

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 Block Offensive Weapons Sales to Israel, March...

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 livestream in the spring of 2020, the streams have contin...