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/HEzPSXMNsOgTanya Vyhovsky interview with Ashly Smith, "Leftist Vermont Rep Tanya Vyhovsky Toured Ukraine. Here’s What She Learned,” Truthout, August 28, 2025, https://truthout.org/articles/leftist-vermont-rep-tanya-vyhovsky-toured-ukraine-heres-what-she-learned/Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement) meeting with Vermont Progressive Party Senator Tetyana Vyhovsky in Kyiv (translated by Denys Pilash), Kyiv, August 9, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/social.ruh/videos/776036078416108Sotsialnyi Rukh (Social Movement) meeting with Vermont Progressive Party Senator Tanya Vyhovsky in Kryvyi Rih (translated by Zakhar Popovych), August 16, 2025, https://www.facebook.com/social.ruh/videos/1395691381534192Petition to sign - Global call: Ukraine must receive all it needs to win a just peace! https://www.change.org/p/global-call-ukraine-must-receive-all-it-needs-to-win-a-just-peaceUkraine Solidarity Network, "Self-Determination for Ukraine, Not a Deal Between Trump, Putin, and European Leaders,” CounterPunch, August 29, 2025, https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/08/29/self-determination-for-ukraine-not-a-deal-between-trump-putin-and-european-leaders/Ukraine Solidarity Network, "Support Ukraine's Nurses – Provide Essential Equipment,” https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-krylas-lifechanging-mission?attribution_id=sl:1176d856-8d63-490a-accb-9c9a5aeb1a93&lang=en_US&ts=1749348785&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp13_t1-amp14_c-amp15_t3&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&v=amp14_cTanya Vyhovsky interview with Ilya Budraitskis, "The American Leftists and Solidarity with Ukraine,” August 13, 2025, Posle, https://www.posle.media/article/the-american-leftists-and-solidarity-with-ukraine

Streamed on 8/30-25

Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/wI-BNhZK6HU

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 umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us

Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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 under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us

Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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 the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us

Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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, https://madeinchinajournal.com/2023/01/19/prometheus-in-china/Richard Smith, "It’s Time for a Party of the 99%,” System Change Not Climate Change, June 14, 2025, https://systemchangenotclimatechange.org/article/its-time-for-a-party-of-the-99/

Streamed on 8/9/25

Watch the video at: https://www.youtube.com/live/yeb8IllRtD4

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 umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us
Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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 now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us

Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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 31, 2025, https://jayapal.house.gov/2025/03/31/jayapal-introduces-legislation-to-block-offensive-weapons-sales-to-israel/.S.Res.224 - A resolution calling for the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid to address the needs of civilians in Gaza, https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/224/all-actionsSupport Ukraine's Nurses – Provide Essential Equipment, https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-krylas-lifechanging-mission?attribution_id=sl:1176d856-8d63-490a-accb-9c9a5aeb1a93&lang=en_US&ts=1749348785&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_dash&utm_content=amp13_t1-amp14_c-amp15_t3&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link&v=amp14_cHowie Hawkins, "A Political Paradox: A Progressive-Leaning Public Elects a Far-Right President,” New Politics, Winter 2025, https://newpol.org/issue_post/a-political-paradox/Center for Working-Class Politics, "Working-Class Social and Economic Attitudes: An Analysis," July 2025, https://images.jacobinmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/20091032/CWCP-Jacobin-report-20250721.pdfCelinda Lake, "Understanding the Missing Biden Voters," July 2025, https://waytowin.docsend.com/view/rnv5sptpzsqxy6k4Howie Hawkins, “Independent Political Action Under Trump,” July 8, 2025, https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/08/independent-political-action-under-trump/Howie Hawkins, "Alienated, Not Apathetic: Why Workers Don’t Vote," August 2019, https://howiehawkins.us/alienated-not-apathetic-why-workers-dont-vote/Philip Oltermann, "The social housing secret: how Vienna became the world’s most livable city," January 2024, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/10/the-social-housing-secret-how-vienna-became-the-worlds-most-livable-cityGreg Palast, "Trump Lost. Vote Suppression Won." June 2025, https://www.gregpalast.com/trump-lost-vote-suppression-won/Howie Hawkins, "The First Phase of the Mamdani Campaign", Against the Current, https://againstthecurrent.org/the-first-phase-of-the-mamdani-campaign/

Streamed on 7/26/25

Watch the video at: https://youtube.com/live/e1FaQF6OdUQ

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 umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us
Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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 continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us

Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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 continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us

Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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 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 umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us

Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom

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 continued post elections and are now under the umbrella of the Green Socialist Organizing Project, which grew out of the 2020 presidential campaign.  Green Socialist Notes seeks to provide both an independent Green Socialist perspective, as well as link listeners up with opportunities to get involved in building a real people-powered movement in their communities.

Green Socialist Notes Podcast

Every Saturday at 3:00 PM EDT on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitch.

Every Monday at 7:00 AM EDT on most major podcast outlets.

Music by Gumbo le Funque

Intro: She Taught Us

Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom