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.counterpunch.org/2025/09/08/as-brics-meet-to-fight-trump-tariffs-is-it-time-for-multi-polar-or-anti-polar-politics/Global Atlas of Environmental Justice, https://ejatlas.orgPatrick Bond and Federico Fuentes, "US imperial dominance, BRICS sub-imperialism and unequal ecological exchange: An interview with Patrick Bond,” Links: Journal of Socialist Renewal, December 23, 2023, https://links.org.au/us-imperial-dominance-brics-sub-imperialism-and-unequal-ecological-exchange-interview-patrick-bondPatrick Bond, "Pitfalls of National-Resource Consciousness: Mineral depletion, pollution, emissions and social reproduction blind spots,” Review of African Political Economy, March 2025, https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.62191/ROAPE-2025-0009Patrick Bond et al., "From Françafrique to Chinafrica? Ecologically unequal exchange, neocolonialism, and environmental conflicts in Africa," World Development, 2025, https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0305750X25001007Patrick Bond, "Forum on China-Africa Cooperation evades contradictions at the end of the Belt and Road: Chinese investment, finance and trade controversies in Southern Africa,” Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt, September 22, 2025, https://www.cadtm.org/Forum-on-China-Africa-Cooperation-evades-contradictions-at-the-end-of-the-BeltPatrick Bond,"Trouble at the tip of the Belt and Road: South Africa’s largest industrial mega-project meets eco-social resistance,” Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt January 14, 2025, https://www.cadtm.org/Trouble-at-the-tip-of-the-Belt-and-Road-South-Africa-s-largest-industrial-megaPatrick Bond and Ana Garcia (eds.), BRICS: An Anti-Capitalist Critique (Pluto Press, 2015)."Ukraine in the Crosshairs of the Superpowers," Ilya Budraitskis, Denys Bondar, Tanya Vyhosky, Howie Hawkins, Tuesday, September 23, 8pm Eastern Time, https://www.tickettailor.com/events/haymarketbooks/1856428Streamed on 9/22/25
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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
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Intro: She Taught Us
Outro: #PowerLoveFreedom