By Any Means Necessary

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How Can Organizers Respond to the Intensifying Crises of Capitalism? Sep 13, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss the impacts of imperialism and impositions of the neoliberal model on the world and the shortcomings of a purely anti-war politics and the need for anti-imperialism.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Miko Peled, human rights activist and author of “The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” and “Injustice, the Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five.” to discuss the escape of six political prisoners in Palestine, the complete failure of the Israeli occupation apparatus, and how this event highlights the broader context of Israeli apartheid and its use of prisons.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ken Hammond, professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University to discuss the limiting of video games in China and its place in the context of US and western aggression on China, recent reforms aimed at reducing inequality in China, and China’s goal of common prosperity in pursuit of building socialism.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Eleanor Goldfield, a creative activist, journalist, co-host of the Common Censored podcast with Lee Camp and the filmmaker behind the documentary “Hard Road of Hope” to discuss President Biden’s social spending bill and the government’s shortcomings in bringing positive material impacts in the lives of working and poor people, how organizers should prepare for the converging and intensifying crises of capitalism, and the importance of building relationships in organizing.

Putting China's Video Game Law in Context Sep 13, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ken Hammond, professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University to discuss the limiting of video games in China and its place in the context of US and western aggression on China, recent reforms aimed at reducing inequality in China, and China’s goal of common prosperity in pursuit of building socialism.

Shawshank in Palestine: Prisoners Break Out of Israeli Jail Sep 13, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Miko Peled, human rights activist and author of “The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine,” and “Injustice, the Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five.” to discuss the escape of six political prisoners in Palestine, the complete failure of the Israeli occupation apparatus, and how this event highlights the broader context of Israeli apartheid and its use of prisons.

Twenty Years After 9/11, The People of The United States Must Stand Against Imperialist War Sep 10, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Sarah Brummet, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the Central Gulf Coast to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and the slow response of NGOs and the government to provide relief, the prioritization of policing over the needs of people affected by the storm, how working and poor people facing the brunt of the effects climate change is by design, and the blocking of the Florida “anti-riot” law.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kenia Alcocer, community organizer with Union Vencidos to discuss the reinstatement of the Remain in Mexico policy for non-Mexican asylum seekers, the safety concerns and living conditions of people who are impacted by this policy, and the US culpability in creating the migration crisis and its responsibility to address the problems it has created.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports to discuss Clinton Portis’ guilty plea for healthcare fraud and the broader context of race norming and the exploitative culture in the NFL, the NFL’s whitewashing of its record on race as it pays lip service to racial justice, and the economic exploitation of Black athletes in the NCAA despite recent changes.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brian Becker, host of the Socialist Program to discuss the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States and its exploitation to fuel the continuation of the imperialist war drive, the horror imposed on the people of Afghanistan over twenty years of war, the use of working and poor people as cannon fodder in imperialist war, and the legacy of the Attica prison uprising in the continued era of mass incarceration.

Workers Suffer the Consequences of the Climate Crisis Sep 10, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Sarah Brummet, an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation in the Central Gulf Coast to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and the slow response of NGOs and the government to provide relief, the prioritization of policing over the needs of people affected by the storm, how working and poor people facing the brunt of the effects climate change is by design, and the blocking of the Florida “anti-riot” law.

The NFL Continues to Whitewash its Exploitation of Black Players Sep 10, 2021

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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 Clinton Portis’ guilty plea for healthcare fraud and the broader context of race norming and the exploitative culture in the NFL, the NFL’s whitewashing of its record on race as it pays lip service to racial justice, and the economic exploitation of Black athletes in the NCAA despite recent changes.

The People’s Movement is the Antidote to the Poisons of Capitalism Sep 09, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Margaret Flowers, Co-Founder of Popular Resistance Director of the Health Over Profit for Everyone Campaign to discuss how the US healthcare system, evictions, and the end of unemployment assistance are contributing to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the increase in COVID-19 in children likely fueled by reopening of schools, how socialist countries are handling the pandemic despite economic warfare from imperialist powers, and the legacy of Kevin Zeese.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brandon, an organizer in Houston, Texas to discuss new voting restrictions in Texas that target working class voters in urban areas, the limited prospects of overturning the law, and the importance of a working class movement to combat this law and the broader trend of draconian laws targeting working and poor people emerging in many parts of the US.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie discuss accusations of sexual abuse and child sex traffiking brought against Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation, the pervasive and longstanding rumors of Bambaata’s abuse of children and its indictment of celebrity culture, the potential end of Britney Spears’s conservatorship, and how capitalist society contributes to the abuse and sexualization of children by treating them as property.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie discuss the fatalism and lethargy that dealing with capitalist crises conjures and how organizing is the way out of that, how white supremacy is driven by capitalism, and the upcoming prequel to The Sopranos.

Kids Are Getting COVID as Capitalism Continues its Death Drive Sep 09, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Margaret Flowers, Co-Founder of Popular Resistance Director of the Health Over Profit for Everyone Campaign to discuss how the US healthcare system, evictions, and the end of unemployment assistance are contributing to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the increase in COVID-19 in children likely fueled by reopening of schools, how socialist countries are handling the pandemic despite economic warfare from imperialist powers, and the legacy of Kevin Zeese.

Examining Imperialist Ties and Neocolonial Interests in the Guinea Coup Sep 08, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Bill Honigman, California State Coordinator and Co-Coordinator of the Healthcare as a Human Right Issue Organizing Team for Progressive Democrats of America to discuss the California recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom, the danger for working and poor people that this recall election poses, and some of the disgusting statements made and positions held by conservative frontrunner Larry Elder.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kambale Musvuli, activist, writer, & analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa to discuss the role of imperialist powers in the coup in Guinea, Col. Mamady Doumbouya’s history with imperialist powers and President Alpha Conde, and the economic and political interests of neocolonialist powers in Guinea.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Tanda Blubear, an organizer with Women with Bows to discuss resistance to the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota, the environmental impact posed by the pipeline and tar sands, the frequent and continuous violation of indigenous treaty rights in Minnesota and in the United States, and how the struggle against Line 3 and for indigenous sovereignty presents the need for solidarity across movements.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Esther Iverem,, artist, author and independent journalist, host and producer of On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital on Pacifica Radio to discuss how the end of additional unemployment benefits exposes capitalism’s subsistence on exploitation, erasure of history and the desecration of historic Black cemeteries in the Washington, DC area, and the mythologies that uphold belief in the capitalist system.

The Imperialist and Neocolonialist Interests in the Coup in Guinea Sep 08, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kambale Musvuli, activist, writer, & analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa to discuss the role of imperialist powers in the coup in Guinea, Col. Mamady Doumbouya’s history with imperialist powers and President Alpha Conde, and the economic and political interests of neocolonialist powers in Guinea.

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