By Any Means Necessary

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Denver Grocery Workers Fight For Fair Wages and COVID Safety Jan 19, 2022

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Lillian House, writer for Breaking the Chains magazine and organizer with the ANSWER Coalition in Colorado to discuss the King Soopers strike in the Denver metro area and a recent ruling that severely limits striking workers’ freedom of speech, the intimidation tactics and starvation wages that sparked the strike, the unfair practices that the business is employing to break the strike, including paying scabs more than union workers, and how this strike fits into the larger labor movement.

Billionaire Gains During Pandemic A Cause For Action, Not Despair Jan 18, 2022

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo to discuss the anniversary of the assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba by Belgian and US forces, the pan-African vision that he had and why that posed a threat to the United States, the theft of Lumuba’s remains and how it connects to historic theft from the African continent, and the role of the US government and corporations in the continued exploitation of the Congo.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brian Mier, co-editor of Brasil Wire and author of Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil to discuss the political outlook in Brazil as it faces its presidential election later this year, the struggles that the Jair Bolsonaro faces as he tries to maintain his power, Steve Bannon and his movement’s attention to Brazil and its upcoming election and Bannon’s interest in the election, and the US interest in securing alliances in Latin America as it pursues a new cold war against Russia and China.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss Russia’s arrest of key members of the REvil ransomware gang and skewed corporate media coverage of the arrests, models of governance of artificial intelligence coming out of China and what it means for the use of the technology, and more surveillance programs between home surveillance systems and police and the dangerous intrusions of privacy that such programs pose.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by James Early, Former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies to discuss the abstraction of Martin Luther King Jr. and the working class character of his movement, the obscene accumulation of wealth by billionaires during the pandemic as working and poor people suffer its impacts, and the bailout to corporations that contributed to the massive transfer of wealth seen during the pandemic.

Remembering Patrice Lumumba and Western Exploitation of The Congo Jan 18, 2022

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo to discuss the anniversary of the assassination of Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba by Belgian and US forces, the pan-African vision that he had and why that posed a threat to the United States, the theft of Lumuba’s remains and how it connects to historic theft from the African continent, and the role of the US government and corporations in the continued exploitation of the Congo.

New Home Surveillance-Police Partnerships Threaten Privacy Jan 18, 2022

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss Russia’s arrest of key members of the REvil ransomware gang and skewed corporate media coverage of the arrests, models of governance of artificial intelligence coming out of China and what it means for the use of the technology, and more surveillance programs between home surveillance systems and police and the dangerous intrusions of privacy that such programs pose.

Jair Bolsonaro Faces Steep Odds In Upcoming Election Jan 18, 2022

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brian Mier, co-editor of Brasil Wire and author of Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil to discuss the political outlook in Brazil as it faces its presidential election later this year, the struggles that the Jair Bolsonaro faces as he tries to maintain his power, Steve Bannon and his movement’s attention to Brazil and its upcoming election and Bannon’s interest in the election, and the US interest in securing alliances in Latin America as it pursues a new cold war against Russia and China.

Martin Luther King Jr’s Legacy Is Rooted In Action, Not Platitudes Jan 14, 2022

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss Kamala Harris’ comments about COVID-19 testing and the Biden administration’s lack of a real plan, how this saga clearly demonstrates that the focus of the political system is the benefit of the ruling class, and the need for organizing to meet the challenges faced by working and poor people.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kalonji Jama Changa, author, filmmaker, community organizer, co-host of the Renegade Culture podcast, co-founder of Black Power Media and Founder of the FTP movement to discuss the anniversary of the death of Kendrick Johnson, the inconsistencies in police reports and questions that remain about his death, the connections this case has to racism in Georgia, and the criminal-legal system’s apathy and cruelty in the face of the killing of Black people.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports to discuss corporate media attacks on the upcoming Beijing winter olympics as part of the new cold war on China, the US role in the rise of extremists in the Xinjiang region of China, Jonathan Isaac’s book about not kneeling for the national anthem in support of the Black Lives Matter, and gross inequality between Louisiana State University’s football program and the residents of Baton Rouge.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Dave Ragland, the Co-Executive Director of the Truth Telling Project, and Director of the Grassroots Reparations Campaign to discuss the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the use and abuse of his legacy by politicians who have no intention of honoring Dr. King’s radical politics, the push to make MLK day a day of service and work and its connections to the politicization of Dr. King, King’s complex thoughts on violence and the different levels of violence waged by the US government at home and abroad, and the need for reparations to start a process of repair for centuries of enslavement and discrimination against Black people.

Media Continues Its War on Beijing Olympics Jan 14, 2022

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports to discuss corporate media attacks on the upcoming Beijing winter Olympics as part of the new cold war on China, the US role in the rise of extremists in the Xinjiang region of China, Jonathan Isaac’s book about not kneeling for the national anthem in support of the Black Lives Matter, and gross inequality between Louisiana State University’s football program and the residents of Baton Rouge.

Lingering Questions Remain In Case of Kendrick Johnson Jan 14, 2022

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kalonji Jama Changa, author, filmmaker, community organizer, co-host of the Renegade Culture podcast, co-founder of Black Power Media and Founder of the FTP movement to discuss the anniversary of the death of Kendrick Johnson, the inconsistencies in police reports and questions that remain about his death, the connections this case has to racism in Georgia, and the criminal-legal system’s apathy and cruelty in the face of the killing of Black people.

Voting Rights Theater Highlights The Need For Organizing Jan 13, 2022

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Stephen Janis, host of the Police Accountability Report on The Real News Network to discuss the mysterious death of Baltimore police officer Sean Suiter, who was set to testify about police abuse and corruption, the long history of abuse of Black Baltimoreans by the Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force, the facade of police corruption and abuse as an exception rather than a rule, and how HBO and the culture industry are taking this story for profit while citizens receive no accountability.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Arnold August, a Montreal-based writer, journalist, lecturer, and author of several books including "Cuba U.S. Relations: Obama and Beyond," to discuss Juan Guaido’s illegitimate extension of his so-called interim presidency by an illegitimate and expired opposition-controlled National Assembly, why this continued charade has a real effect on the Venezuelan economy and the country’s financial sovereignty, and why Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are hanging on to Guaido in order to give them a chance at right-wing Florida voters in the midterms.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Karleigh Webb, an athlete, activist, journalist, socialist, contributor to @Outsports and host of the TransSporter Room to discuss the targeting of transgender NCAA swimmers Lia Thomas and Iszac Henig by right-wing media to score political points, how right-wing media uses sports as a vector for transphobic rhetoric, the misleading portrayal of Cynthia Millen by right-wing media as a concerned citizen despite her history as a transphobic and homophobic writer, and what the NCAA can do to stamp out this information and protect transgender athletes.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Maurice Cook, founder of Serve Your City to discuss the Biden administration’s reactive response to COVID-19 and obstacles that limit access to testing, the forcing of children back to school so that parents can go back to work as the omicron variant rampages throughout the country, Joe Biden’s voting rights push and the exploitative relationship of the Democratic Party to Black people, the growing need to organize outside of the two-party system to achieve real power for working and poor people.

Juan Guaido Continues Charade To Limit Venezuelan Financial Sovereignty Jan 13, 2022

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Arnold August, a Montreal-based writer, journalist, lecturer, and author of several books including "Cuba U.S. Relations: Obama and Beyond," to discuss Juan Guaido’s illegitimate extension of his so-called interim presidency by an illegitimate and expired opposition-controlled National Assembly, why this continued charade has a real effect on the Venezuelan economy and the country’s financial sovereignty, and why Joe Biden and the Democratic Party are hanging on to Guaido in order to give them a chance at right-wing Florida voters in the midterms.

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