Best Green Socialist Notes Podcasts (2025)

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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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FA Hayek: Price Whisperer 18:47

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Send us a text The price system solves a profound coordination problem by communicating dispersed knowledge that no central planner could ever fully access or comprehend. We explore Hayek's insight about how prices serve as both information and incentives, allowing self-interested actions to inadvertently benefit society. • The "knowledge problem" …

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The Price of Pennies: Make or Buy? 19:20

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Send us a text The make-or-buy decision is a fundamental aspect of economics that applies to businesses, households, and nations, with the U.S. penny providing a fascinating case study in economic inefficiency. • It costs 2.72 cents to manufacture one penny, representing a loss of 1.7 cents per coin to taxpayers • The U.S. Treasury loses between $8…

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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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Pretty Pigs and Talking Dogs 11:01

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Send us a text How should we decide which political-economic systems are best for organizing society? Let's peer through the lens of the "Pretty Pig Problem," which highlights the flaws in comparing the actual implementation of systems we dislike with idealized versions of systems we prefer. The PPP shows that we must compare real-world options rat…

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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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Barking Cats: On the "Nature" of Bureaucracy 21:06

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Send us a text Transaction costs are the friction in the gears of society, but the worst transaction costs are the ones that reflect government failure. You can see it in ever cliche about government, from the dreaded DMV lines to the passport control bottleneck. Drawing on Milton Friedman's "Barking Cats" essay from 1973, I explore why bureaucracy…

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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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Pins: Division of Labor is Limited by Transaction Costs 22:32

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Send us a text Adam Smith's pin factory example from "The Wealth of Nations" demonstrates how dividing labor into specialized tasks dramatically increases productivity. Ten workers specializing in different aspects of pin-making could produce 48,000 pins daily, while individually they might struggle to make even 20 pins each—a productivity increase…

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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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Commerce and Sociology: Novak on Entangled Political Economy 1:20:55

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Send us a text What happens when we stop seeing politics and markets as separate spheres and start recognizing their deep entanglement? Mikayla Novak, senior fellow at the Mercatus Center, challenges conventional economic thinking in favor of Dick Wager's "entangled political economy." Drawing from her fascinating career path through Australia's Tr…

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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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The Paradox of Political Rationality: Lynch 1:08:00

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Send us a text Why do harmful policies like tariffs keep coming back despite universal condemnation from economists? The answer lies in the dynamics of collective action and concentrated interests. In this eye-opening conversation with G. Patrick Lynch, Senior Fellow at Liberty Fund, Mike Munger explores the fascinating world of public choice theor…

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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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Curation Bubbles, Verification, and the Splintering of Ideology: Green 56:55

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Send us a text What happens when we no longer consume scarce information through trusted, verified institutions, but instead through an abundance of unbundled content without context or curation? John Green, rising star in political science from Duke University, takes us on a tour of the rapidly evolving landscape of political information. Green ch…

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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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The Socialist Generation Debate: Boettke 1:05:12

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Send us a text Join economist Peter Boettke as he discusses how transaction costs impact market efficiency and our everyday decisions. We delve deep into historical examples, particularly the Soviet Union, to highlight the consequences of centralized planning versus individual market actions. Through engaging anecdotes and rigorous analysis, Boettk…

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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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Transaction Costs and Constitutions: India's Balancing Act, with Shruti Rajagopalan 1:03:51

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Send us a text What if transaction costs could shape entire political and economic systems? Join us for an insightful discussion with Shruti Rajagopalan, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center, as she takes us through her fascinating journey from the University of Delhi to George Mason University. Her research on India's economic liberaliz…

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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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Political Capitalism and the Power of Elites: Randall Holcombe 1:02:16

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Send us a text This episode explores the intersection of democracy and capitalism, focusing on the concept of political capitalism and its relation to cronyism. Randall Holcomb discusses transaction costs, charismatic leadership, and critiques the idea that democracy and separation of powers inherently checks coercion, stressing the need for compet…

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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

7M ago1:10:25

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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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Prison Gangs and Governance: David Skarbek 1:01:27

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Send us a text Curious about how the world of prison economics operates? Get ready to uncover a hidden universe with our guest, David Skarbek, a leading voice in political economy. David takes us on a captivating journey from his early days in construction to his groundbreaking research at George Mason University, where he was inspired to explore t…

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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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Certainty, Common Law, and Statutory Law: Todd Zywicki of Scalia Law 53:20

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Send us a text Todd Zywicky, professor at George Mason's Scalia Law School, challenges some conventional legal doctrine, taking up the views of Bruno Leone and Friedrich Hayek. What if the legal world has underestimated the power of spontaneous order? Todd's intellectual journey sheds light on how these groundbreaking ideas contrast sharply with th…

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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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