By Any Means Necessary

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Effects of Imperialism in Haiti Laid Bare By Earthquake Aug 16, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Tunde Osazua, the Coordinator of the U.S. Out of Africa Network, a project of the Black Alliance for Peace to discuss rescue and relief efforts in Haiti after its 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the role that economic exploitation and imperialism by the U.S. and other western nations has played in Haiti’s inability to develop its infrastructure and defend itself from natural disaster, and how so-called humanitarian NGOs and aid have historically contributed to the exploitation of Haiti.

Senate Dems Turn Their Backs On Working People and Gut Voting Rights Bill To Appease Joe Manchin Aug 13, 2021

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Joe Manchin Guts For The People Act, US Sending Troops To Afghanistan To Evacuate Officials, New Documentary Reveals The Real Story of The Malice At The Palace
In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Joel Segal, National Director of Justice Action Mobilization Network to discuss Joe Manchin’s watering-down of the For The People Act, the absurdity of allowing him to be the arbiter of the fate of voting rights, and the implication of this watering-down on the 2022 midterm elections.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Radhika Desai, a Professor at the University of Manitoba and Director of Geopolitical Economy Research Group to discuss the deployment of thousands of US troops to Afghanistan, the parallels between the situation in Afghanistan and the end of the Vietnam war, and the ridiculous ‘defense’ spending inflated by military contractors and the military-industrial complex.
In the third segment, It’s Friday so it’s time for another edition of our new weekly segment “The Red Spin Report,” where we discuss sports, politics and struggle with Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports podcast to discuss the Malice in the Palace documentary released on Netflix, the selective editing and misleading coverage from sports news coverage casting the players, rather than fans, as instigators, and the spoiled and dehumanizing behavior of fans.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Stacey Hopkins, Activist, Organizer, and political strategist to discuss the For The People act and its shortfalls, the implications that the recent release of census data has for redistricting and the 2022 midterms, the failures of the system that exacerbate the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergence of the Delta variant, and the dysfunctionality of the political system and the violence perpetuated by it.

New Netflix Documentary Reveals The True Story of The Malice At The Palace Aug 13, 2021

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In this segment, of By Any Means Necessary It’s Friday so it’s time for another edition of our new weekly segment “The Red Spin Report,” where we discuss sports, politics and struggle with Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports podcast to discuss the Malice in the Palace documentary released on Netflix, the selective editing and misleading coverage from sports news coverage casting the players, rather than fans, as instigators, and the spoiled and dehumanizing behavior of fans.

Joe Manchin Threatens Voting Rights To Please His Donors Aug 13, 2021

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In this segmemt of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Joel Segal, National Director of Justice Action Mobilization Network to discuss Joe Manchin’s watering-down of the For The People Act, the absurdity of allowing him to be the arbiter of the fate of voting rights, and the implication of this watering-down on the 2022 midterm elections.

Pentagon Sending Troops To Afghanistan In Move Reminiscent of Saigon Aug 13, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Radhika Desai, a Professor at the University of Manitoba and Director of Geopolitical Economy Research Group to discuss the deployment of thousands of US troops to Afghanistan, the parallels between the situation in Afghanistan and the end of the Vietnam war, and the ridiculous ‘defense’ spending inflated by military contractors and the military-industrial complex.

Liberation Will Only Come From Struggle and Organizing Aug 12, 2021

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Remembering Heather Heyer and Charlottesville Four Years Later, Assange Loses Extradition Appeal, How Think Tanks Manufacture Consent
In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Founder & Executive Director of One People's Project to discuss the anniversary of the Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia and the killing of Heather Heyer, the trajectory of the far-right white supremacists from Charlottesville to the Capitol insurrection and the mainstreaming of their ideas, and the necessity of fighting back against white supremacists.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mohamed Elmaazi, journalist and editor of the Interregnum to discuss the recent ruling allowing the U.S. government to appeal the ruling on the extradition of Julian Assange, the persecution of Assange for doing journalism, and the threats and surveillance faced by Assange’s family.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dan Cohen, a journalist with Beyond the Headlines, to discuss the impact of think tanks on the media and government, the relationship between reporters at the New York Times and the Washington Post and a hawkish foreign policy think tank, and the role the media plays in manufacturing consent for imperialism.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Marshall Eddie Conway former Black Panther, political prisoner, and Executive Producer of The Real News Network to discuss the use of prison labor and the exception to slavery in the 13th amendment, how slavery and incarceration contributes to problems of drugs and violence, the selling-out of working people in the infrastructure bill, and the importance of remembering George Jackson during Black August and in the wake of uprisings against racist police terror.

Washington Think Tank Manufactures Consent For Imperialism In Major News Publications Aug 12, 2021

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In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dan Cohen, a journalist with Beyond the Headlines, to discuss the impact of think tanks on the media and government, the relationship between reporters at the New York Times and the Washington Post and a hawkish foreign policy think tank, and the role the media plays in manufacturing consent for imperialism.

UK High Court Sides With US Over Assange Extradition Appeal Aug 12, 2021

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In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mohamed Elmaazi, journalist and editor of the Interregnum to discuss the recent ruling allowing the U.S. government to appeal the ruling on the extradition of Julian Assange, the persecution of Assange for doing journalism, and the threats and surveillance faced by Assange’s family.

Fighting Back Against White Supremacy Four Years After Charlottesville Aug 12, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Founder & Executive Director of One People's Project to discuss the anniversary of the Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia and the killing of Heather Heyer, the trajectory of the far-right white supremacists from Charlottesville to the Capitol insurrection and the mainstreaming of their ideas, and the necessity of fighting back against white supremacists.

Biden and Democrats Ignore Popular Demands For The Sake of Bipartisanship Aug 11, 2021

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The Political Consciousness of Hip-Hop, Biden’s Paltry Infrastructure Bill Leaves Workers Behind, Climate Catastrophe in Greece
In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss Hip-Hop and its use of Hip-Hop for the sake of imperialism in Cuba, the importance of a cultural aspect to struggle, and the historical and contemporary political vibrancy of Hip-Hop.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by David Schulz, Professor of Political Science at Hamline University, to discuss the gutting of the infrastructure bill in the name of bipartisanship, the Democrats’ selling-out of working class interests in West Virginia, Arizona, and across the nation, and the potential of a political backlash spurred by the ineffectiveness of the Democratic Party.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Sputnik News Correspondent John Kiriakou to discuss raging wildfires in Greece, the role of corruption and inept governance in the poor response to the fires, and how climate change is a factor in the severity of the fires.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Netfa Freeman, Coordinating Committee member with the Black Alliance for Peace, and host of Voices with Vision on WPFW 89.3 FM, to discuss Cory Booker’s bizarre rant on defunding the police on the Senate floor and the unity of both political parties against demands of reform, a recent delegation to Nicaragua and the reality of the political situation there, and the appropriation of movements for Black liberation for the purpose of imperialism.

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