By Any Means Necessary

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Jalil Muntaqim Speaks on Life as a Political Prisoner, Black August and the Legacy of George Jackson Aug 02, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jalil Muntaqim, an activist, former political prisoner and Black Panther and author of ‘We Are Our Own Liberators’, to discuss the history of Black August, ongoing efforts of prison organizing, and the importance of commemorating prison struggles in today’s era of mass incarceration and international struggles for human rights and liberation.

Jailhouse Lawyers Speak Keeps Black August Spirit Alive with #Shutemdown2021 Aug 02, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Kym Smith, co-founder of Soda City Bail Fund and an outside liaison for Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, to discuss how the transition from chattel slavery to the penal labor system allowed the planter class to continue to exploit Black workers, and how activists can get involved in the fight against the prison-industrial complex.

Liquor Stores & Loitering—How Racial Capitalism Keeps Communities Down Jul 30, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Linwood Tauheed, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, to discuss the bipartisan $550b infrastructure bill negotiated by Congress, why the agreed-upon package is so much smaller than the $2.6 trillion proposed by the Biden administration just months ago, and how environmental racism intersects with the underdevelopment of racially oppressed communities.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Camila Escalante, reporter and founding editor of Kawsachun News, to discuss the significance of the indigenous swear-in ceremony taken by new Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, why it appears Latin America is headed towards a revitalized ‘pink tide’ movement, and suggestions by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obredor that the region needs a ‘truly autonomous’ OAS-style international organization.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mike Sampson, co-host of the RedSpin Sports podcast, and Miguel Garcia, host and creator of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast, to discuss the serious double standards in how the corporate media portrays the Chinese athletic system and the American, as well as ongoing discussions surrounding Simone Biles’ decision not to compete in two Olympic contests.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jamal "DJ One Luv" Muhammad, host of the "Love Lounge" radio show on digitalanalgoradio.com and Twitch.TV, to discuss acting DC Police Chief Robert Contee’s insistence that “you cannot coddle violent criminals,” DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s demand for $11 million more in police funding, and the deeply racist roots of loitering and vagrancy laws.

Solidarity & Regional Integration Reigns As Castillo Takes Peru's Presidency Jul 30, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Camila Escalante, reporter and founding editor of Kawsachun News, to discuss the significance of the indigenous swear-in ceremony taken by new Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, why it appears Latin America is headed towards a revitalized ‘pink tide’ movement, and suggestions by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obredor that the region needs a ‘truly autonomous’ OAS-style international organization.

Corporate Media Takes Aim At "Chinese Sports Machine" As US Lags In Olympic Medals Jul 30, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Mike Sampson, co-host of the RedSpin Sports podcast, and Miguel Garcia, host and creator of the Sports As A Weapon Podcast, to discuss the serious double standards in how the corporate media portrays the Chinese athletic system and the American, as well as ongoing discussions surrounding Simone Biles’ decision not to compete in two Olympic contests.

New Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Just A Fraction Of Biden's First Proposal Jul 30, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Linwood Tauheed, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, to discuss the bipartisan $550b infrastructure bill negotiated by Congress, why the agreed-upon package is so much smaller than the $2.6 trillion proposed by the Biden administration just months ago, and how environmental racism intersects with the underdevelopment of racially oppressed communities.

Dr. Burden-Stelly Talks Kamala & Black Misleadership's 'Lack Of Love' Jul 29, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jason Dzubow, an immigration attorney, partner at Dzubow & Pilcher, PLLC and blogger at www.asylumist.com, and author of “Asylumist: How to Seek Asylum in the United States and Keep Your Sanity.” They discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s supposed new strategy to address the “root causes” of immigration in Latin America, the real-life consequences of the geopolitical “games” played by Washington in a region US lawmakers have long seen as their backyard, and Biden’s embrace of the widely-condemned “expedited removal” process for removing asylum seekers.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by David Swanson, activist, journalist, radio host, Executive Director of World Beyond War and author of the new book “Leaving World War II Behind,” to discuss reports that the US is only withdrawing from Iraq “on paper,” suggestions by the top American general in Afghanistan that the US military may continue airstrikes against the Taliban after the previously-announced August 31st deadline, and how corporate media’s prioritization of US lives over those of Middle Eastern peoples serves to enable ongoing US military occupation of West Asia.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, to discuss the French government’s acknowledgement of the deadly impacts of its 30-year nuclear testing campaign in Polynesia, President Emmanuelle Macron’s admission the country owes Polynesia an unspecified “debt” while refusing to apologize for the generational trauma wrought by the blasts, and dangers posed by nuclear weapons to all living creatures on the planet.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly, assistant professor of Africana Studies and Political Science at Carleton College, Visiting Scholar with the Race and Capitalism Project at the University of Chicago, and author of the new book, “W.E.B. Du Bois: A Life in American History,” to discuss why Kamala Harris’ new record unfavorability numbers suggest the Vice President is “neither popular nor effective,” why it seems so many powerful revolutionary figures are guided by a deep “love for humanity,” and where the Simone Biles saga meets the commodification of “self-care.”

Biden Embraces "Expedited Removal" of Immigrant "Family Units" Jul 29, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jason Dzubow, an immigration attorney, partner at Dzubow & Pilcher, PLLC and blogger at www.asylumist.com, and author of “Asylumist: How to Seek Asylum in the United States and Keep Your Sanity.” They discuss the Biden-Harris administration’s supposed new strategy to address the “root causes” of immigration in Latin America, the real-life consequences of the geopolitical “games” played by Washington in a region US lawmakers have long seen as their backyard, and Biden’s embrace of the widely-condemned “expedited removal” process for removing asylum seekers.

French President Admits Nuclear Testing "Debt" To Polynesia—But Refuses To Apologize Jul 29, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, to discuss the French government’s acknowledgement of the deadly impacts of its 30-year nuclear testing campaign in Polynesia, President Emmanuelle Macron’s admission the country owes Polynesia an unspecified “debt” while refusing to apologize for the generational trauma wrought by the blasts, and dangers posed by nuclear weapons to all living creatures on the planet.

Dan Kovalik Reveals How “Progressive Imperialism” Captured The US Left Jul 28, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Kevin Gosztola, Managing Editor of Shadowproof, Co-host of the Unauthorized Disclosure podcast, to discuss the 45-month prison sentence handed down recently to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency whistleblower Daniel Hale, the ways that Hale’s revelations regarding the US drone warfare program “challenged the nature of 21st century warfare,” why Hale believed 80-90% of those being killed by US drone attacks were not suspected terrorists, and why the case seems to reveal that “if you reveal the dirty secrets of the US empire, then you’ll get a target on your back.”
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Cathy Rojas, a Queens native, teacher, and organizer running for Mayor of New York City with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, to discuss reports that half a million New York households are behind a total of $2.2 billion in rent payments as eviction moratoriums are set to expire, and why gentrification and systemic factors have long caused many New Yorkers to struggle to pay the rent.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by New Africa Institute executive director Simon Tesfamariam to discuss the efforts by imperial powers and corporate media to manufacture consent for regime change in Ethiopia, how the US government has historically counted on the so-called Tigray People’s Liberation Front to keep the country under its thumb, and why regional cooperation within the Horn of Africa undercuts US efforts to maintain “full-spectrum dominance” in the geopolitically strategic area.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dan Kovalik, author of “No More War: How the West Violates International Law by Using 'Humanitarian' Intervention to Advance Economic and Strategic Interests,” to discuss how headlines about supposed ‘drawdowns’ in US troop numbers in Iraq and Afghanistan are being used to obscure the reality of imperial domination, new reports that the US plans on militarily occupying Syria indefinitely, and how the US government’s inability or unwillingness to address the various political, economic, and ecological crises facing working people mean “the social fabric is falling apart,” and the recent passing of Black Agenda Report co-founder Glen Ford.

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