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Doctor—Capitalism Crippling Global Efforts To Fight COVID-19 & Distribute Vaccine Nov 24, 2020

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Mike Pappas, a family medicine physician, activist, and frequent contributor to LeftVoice.org, to discuss his new article, "Capitalist Competition Is Sabotaging the Race for a Vaccine," how individualist and self-interested attitudes stifle the kind of collaboration needed to address a global public health crisis, and how the latest developments in the push to provide a COVID-19 vaccine show that claims that capitalism encourages innovation are mere wishful thinking.

As Support Among Ruling Class Fades, Trump Leaves Transition Door Open Nov 24, 2020

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Eugene Puryear, host of Breakthrough News and the Punch-Out podcast and author of Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America, to discuss apparent moves by the General Services Administration to begin the transition to a Joe Biden presidency, why current President Donald Trump would permit the process to begin, and why the news seems to show that Trump's efforts to maintain power beyond January have little support among the ruling class.

Diverse Biden Appointments Signal Return To Intersectional Imperialism Nov 23, 2020

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Joe Lauria, Editor of Consortium News, to discuss the criticisms of Pres. Donald Trump's efforts to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan from former national security advisor H.R. McMaster, why it's so difficult to get justice for the victims of suspected war crimes in Afghanistan carried out by US soldiers, and the recent horrifying report on the atrocities committed by Australian forces in the country.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, Editor of Tech for the People, to discuss the misleading rhetoric Facebook is using to justify crack down on their critics, the troubling implications of Twitter's new "Fleet" function for user privacy, and the trade-offs between concerns about important privacy rights and public health when using cell phones to track the spread of COVID-19.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jared Ball, Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, the curator of imixwhatilike.org and author of the new book, “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power, to discuss the news that Joe Biden is reportedly set to nominate the first woman director of US intelligence and the first Latino Director of Homeland Security, why appointing these figures does little to improve the broad economic prospects of those supposedly represented by such moves, and the alarming promise by Joe Biden to appoint Antony Blinken as Secretary of State.

How Billionaires Made Off Like Bandits Amid Global Pandemic, Recession Nov 20, 2020

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Omar Ocampo, a researcher with the Institute for Policy Studies, to discuss the new report on inequality.org which he recently co-authored, "Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health," how a handful of massive corporations managed to accumulate so much wealth in a time of widespread impoverishment, and why establishment Democrats are offering so few solutions for working people.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Tunde Osazua, Coordinator of the the Black Alliance for Peace's U.S. Out of Africa Network and a member of the End SARS Solidarity Network, to discuss the protest outside of the Nigerian embassy in Washington, DC, demanding the disbanding of the country's Special Anti-Robbery Squad, why the notorious unit has generated so much international attention, and how US imperialism offshores its most egregious violence.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of the Red Spin Sports podcast, for another edition of the new weekly segment "The Red Spin Report," to discuss the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on sports in the US, why so many college football players are committed to playing despite the public health crisis, and the latest worrisome statements from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and newly-elected Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kendrick Jackson, Civic and Social Innovation expert, to discuss last night's Verzuz livestream battle between Gucci Mane and Jeezy, how Barack Obama's latest memoir shows he changed himself to fit the political system (rather than vice versa), and why rap music is more likely a reflection of violence in oppressed communities than an instigator of it.

New Report Links Wall Street Wealth-Hoarding With Main Street Malaise Nov 20, 2020

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Omar Ocampo, a researcher with the Institute for Policy Studies, to discuss the new report on inequality.org which he recently co-authored, "Billionaire Wealth vs. Community Health," how a handful of massive corporations managed to accumulate so much wealth in a time of widespread impoverishment, and why establishment Democrats are offering so few solutions for working people.

NCAA Attempt To Recreate Normalcy Sinks As Miami Team Tests Positive Nov 20, 2020

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of the Red Spin Sports podcast, for another edition of the new weekly segment "The Red Spin Report," to discuss the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on sports in the US, why so many college football players are committed to playing despite the public health crisis, and the latest worrisome statements from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and newly-elected Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

Huge Asian Trade Deal Highlights Declining Strength Of US Imperialism Nov 19, 2020

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by K.J. Noh, a long time activist working on global justice issues, writer, teacher, and a member of Veterans for Peace, to discuss the signing of the world's largest trade deal by 15 Asia-Pacific countries on Monday, how the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) paves the way towards a more open & multipolar world, and why assertions that the deal constitutes a "Chinese-led influence campaign" don't hold water.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Winstead, a communist organizer out of Lexington, Kentucky, to discuss the mass surveillance of Muslims across the globe via data mined from Islam-oriented cell phone apps, where the recent revelations fit into the US government's broader efforts to track the movements and activities of Muslims, and why—alarming as they are—such efforts come as little surprise to longtime observers of the steady erosion of civil liberties in the US.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Bolivian journalist Alberto Echazu to discuss the news that former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo and former Defense Minister Fernando López have apparently fled the country to avoid arrest for their role in last November's massacres and why further efforts may be needed to bring state security forces back under the control of democratic forces.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, to discuss why he doesn't think "Venezuela should take any comfort in the US election" results, how global white supremacy works to undermine socialist governments and disparage their leaders, and what the future holds for waning US imperialism.

Historic RCEP Trade Deal Promising for Economic,Political Future of Asia-Pacific Nov 19, 2020

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In this segment, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by K.J. Noh, a long time activist working on global justice issues, writer, teacher, and a member of Veterans for Peace, to discuss the signing of the world's largest trade deal by 15 Asia-Pacific countries on Monday, how the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) paves the way towards a more open & multipolar world, and why assertions that the deal constitutes a "Chinese-led influence campaign" don't hold water.

Bolivia's Former Coup Ministers Flee Country As Arrests Warrants Issued Nov 19, 2020

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Bolivian journalist Alberto Echazu to discuss the news that former Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo and former Defense Minister Fernando López have apparently fled the country to avoid arrest for their role in last November's massacres and why further efforts may be needed to bring state security forces back under the control of democratic forces.

Black Power Shows How To Resist 'New Cold War With China'—Author Nov 18, 2020

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Marvin G. Weinbaum, Director of Afghanistan and Pakistan Studies at the Middle East Institute, to discuss the recent announcement that the US military is withdrawing thousands of troops from Afghanistan and Iraq, the various forces opposing US President Donald Trump's directive to do so, and what it all means for the country's future.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Netfa Freeman, Coordinating Committee member of the Black Alliance for Peace, to discuss the elections slated for next year in Libya and the role of the US and the EU in destabilizing the once-prosperous country.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by international affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda to discuss the suggestion by Russian President Vladimir Putin that it would be “suicidal” for the Armenian government to back out of the ceasefire with Azerbaijan which the Russian government recently brokered, and why so many Armenians were outraged over the perceived surrender to Azerbaijan.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Danny Haiphong, Contributing Editor of Black Agenda Report, Co-Host of The Left Lens, and co-author of “American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror,” to discuss the latest in US President Trump's legal efforts to overturn his apparent loss to Democrat Joe Biden, his latest article on Black Agenda Report, "How the Black Movement Teaches Us to Fight Cold Wars Both Old and New," and why China's "win-win" diplomacy offers such a compelling alternative to the strongarm foreign policy tactics of the US government.

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