"Bitcoin has tremendous promise to penetrate some of the inertia and perpetual suffering we see in the world." My guest today is Alex Gladstein. Alex is Chief Strategy Officer at the Human Rights Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit which promotes and protect democracy & human rights around the world, with a focus on authoritarian regimes. He is the author of "Check Your Financial Privelege" and his latest book "Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development." In this episode we discusses how Bitcoin can serve as a tool for freedom and empowerment around the world. Alex talks about Bitcoin's ability to help activists and democratic movements resist authoritarian abuses, evade censorship, bypass the global inequities of the existing financial system, protect individual liberties, and shift power away from centralized governments back towards ordinary people and communities. We also get into some current global affairs, and the exciting moment in history we are in concerning bitcoin and censorship resistant technologies' future. Alex was instrumental to me early on in my bitcoin journey, helping me understand Bitcoin's human rights angle through his interviews and writings, so it was an honor to have him on the show.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz0R0v3dTQU Alex Gladstein twitter: https://twitter.com/gladstein  nostr: https://primal.net/p/npub1trr5r2nrpsk6xkjk5a7p6pfcryyt6yzsflwjmz6r7uj7lfkjxxtq78hdpu  Trey Walsh https://nostree.me/Trey@progressivebitcoiner.com  BitBox: Use promo-code TPB during checkout to get 5% off your purchase: https://bitbox.swiss/tpb  Sazmining: Get $50 off the purchase of a miner using the following link: https://app.sazmining.com/purchase?ref=tpb. Sazmining is a Hosted Bitcoin Mining provider with a commitment to using 100% renewable energy for your mining operation. 00:00:00 Start 00:05:23 Bitcoin's Potential for Human Rights    00:09:58 How Bitcoin Circumvents Financial Censorship 00:16:07 Spreading Bitcoin Education Globally   00:21:15 Bitcoin Adoption Rising Internationally 00:31:19 Bitcoin Benefits Rival Powers, Not Just One Group   00:39:47 Bitcoin for Peaceful Palestinian Resistance 00:45:50 Why Bitcoin Aligns With Progressive Values 00:54:55 Challenges Building Decentralized Social Media  01:03:15 Bitcoin's Revolutionary Promise for the Global Financial System 01:09:59 Conclusion SUBSCRIBE Website: https://zurl.co/z6c8Libsyn: https://zurl.co/Bkw2Apple Podcasts: https://zurl.co/WPZg   Spotify: https://zurl.co/Y41f   Amazon: https://zurl.co/io24   Fountain: https://zurl.co/c7bl   RSS: https://zurl.co/wHWC   Youtube: https://zurl.co/VT9p    FOLLOW Nostr: https://zurl.co/q7qB   Bluesky: https://zurl.co/0w35  Twitter: https://zurl.co/k1ay   Instagram: https://zurl.co/rYZW   Threads: https://zurl.co/KcMx   Facebook: https://zurl.co/Zekf   LinkedIn: https://zurl.co/SGY2    Support The Progressive Bitcoiner:  https://geyser.fund/project/theprogressivebitcoiner The Team: Producer/Editor:  @DamienSomerset Branding/Art: @Daniel Website: @EvanPrim   This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit progressivebitcoiner.substack.com