Dispatches from Europe is the archive of reports from Howie’s 2024 trip to Europe. Beginning in Georgia to observe national elections, then to Poland and Ukraine, before moving west to Berlin, London, Prague, and Paris, Howie will be meeting with Greens and socialists from across Europe to report back on their struggles and lessons we might learn.
Dispatches from Europe #2, October 25, 2024: The Greens Party of Georgia (the country)
As Kermit the Frog famously said, “It’s not easy being Green.” That is true in Georgia as well as America. Georgian Greens are as familiar with Kermit’s lament as we are. Just to reinforce what I said in my last dispatch about how most Americans don’t know there is a...
Dispatches from Europe, No. 1, October 24, 2024
Why Am I in Georgia? I am in Georgia — the country, not the state. Most Americans don’t know there is a country called Georgia. When I had to call customer service to figure out why my phone wasn’t making calls in Georgia despite the international plan I bought before...
