By Any Means Necessary

Latest Episodes:

Inflation, Housing and Infrastructure Still Plague US Economy Under COVID Jul 15, 2021

Show notes

In this segment Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus, economist, radio show host, & author of 'The Scourge of Neoliberalism', to discuss comments made about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell regarding inflation and unemployment, how the economy is set to impact housing in the near future, and the fate of the Democrats’ infrastructure bill.

Former IMF Official Heads Congo Bank, Raising Spectre of Bretton Woods in DRC Jul 15, 2021

Show notes

In this segment Jacquie are Sean are joined by Kambale Musavuli, activist, writer, & analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa to discuss DRC President Felix Tshisekedi selecting former IMF official Malangu Kabedi-Mbuyi as the first woman to head the Congo’s Central Bank, how this connects to the exploitative history of the IMF and World Bank in the Congo nad how the appointment can be used to obscure the reality of how Bretton Woods institutions have impacted the country.

As Racists Push Campaign Against Critical Race Theory, Teachers Fight Back! Jul 15, 2021

Show notes

In this segment, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Nino Brown, an elementary school teacher and organizer with Reds In Ed, to discuss what’s really motivating the right-wing campaign against Critical Race Theory, what CRT actually is, how it’s really a manufactured issue played up by the Right for a ‘culture war’ and how teachers are organizing to fight this effort and teach the real history of the United States.

US Concerned About Democracy Everywhere in the World...Except the US Jul 14, 2021

Show notes

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brianna Griffith, producer/host of People's Republic podcast to discuss the efforts of Texas Republicans to pass a new restrictive voting bill, their response to Texas Democrats who fled the state rather than give Texas legislators the quorum they needed to proceed, how the Texas AG is suing Hervis Rogers for bogus “illegal” voting as an example, and how conservative politicians, law enforcement, and the judiciary all coordinating to uphold voter suppression in Texas is how the system works together across the country.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, an educator and researcher for the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, also a part of the secretariat of Pan Africanism Today and a coordinating committee member for No Cold War to discuss the escalating protests in South Africa, the fact that poverty and food shortages are the real root cause of the unrest behind the protests rather than Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment, the neoliberal policies of Cyril Ramaphosa’s government that deepened the economic crisis, and how the exploitative policies of Zuma and Rhamaphosa are responsible for the continued misery of the South African people.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Phil Wilayto Editor of the Virginia Defender newspaper and co-founder of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality, to discuss the removal of Confederate statues in Charlottesville, Virginia, how the racist statues serve as a symbolic reminder of the racist history of the state and the country and how statue removal is just one aspect of a broader struggle for justice.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacqui 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 CEOs masking 299 times the salary as their employees, how capitalism serves as the chief contradictions in social issues and the importance centering political prisoners in our liberation struggle.

Confederate Statues Fall In Charlottesville Jul 14, 2021

Show notes

In this, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Phil Wilayto Editor of the Virginia Defender newspaper and co-founder of the Virginia Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality, to discuss the removal of Confederate statues in Charlottesville, Virginia, how the racist statues serve as a symbolic reminder of the racist history of the state and the country and how statue removal is just one aspect of a broader struggle for justice.

Protests Explode In South Africa Amid Food Shortages and Hunger Jul 14, 2021

Show notes

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, an educator and researcher for the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, also a part of the secretariat of Pan Africanism Today and a coordinating committee member for No Cold War to discuss the escalating protests in South Africa, the fact that poverty and food shortages are the real root cause of the unrest behind the protests rather than Jacob Zuma’s imprisonment, the neoliberal policies of Cyril Ramaphosa’s government that deepened the economic crisis, and how the exploitative policies of Zuma and Rhamaphosa are responsible for the continued misery of the South African people.

The US Needs to Sweep Around Its Front Door Before Attacking Other Countries Over ‘Democracy’ Jul 13, 2021

Show notes

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Erica Caines, founder of Liberation Through Reading and Editor of Hood Communist Blog to discuss the historic press conference with Cuba’s ambassador to the UN the editors of Hood Communist were invited to, Ambassador Cuesta’s response to the accusations from the US that Cuba’s medical team is involved in human trafficking, his guidance on the importance of the growing caravan movement demanding an end to the blockade against Cuba especially among Africans on the continent and throughout the diaspora, and the need to focus on uncompromising anti-imperialism over the calls for nuance in the discussion about Cuba.
In the second segment, Sean and Jaquie are joined by Monica Cruz, labor reporter and host of the On The Picket Line Podcast to discuss the overwhelming success in union efforts across the country despite nationwide anti-union propaganda, the Burger King and Frito Lay workers highlighting the terrible working conditions and pay that forced them to either quit or go on strike, and the Warrior Met coal mine workers’ continuing their strike into the 4th month, even amid escalating violence against them and their families that is being overlooked by the police.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, technologist and editor of TechForThePeople.org to discuss the bot army unleashed on Twitter following counter-revolutionary protests in Cuba, how social media serves as a battlefield for US-directed information warfare, how Europe is moving to ban biometric surveillance and how dozens of US state’s attorneys are suing Google for trying to quash competing app stores.
Later in the show, Jacqui and Sean 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 President Joe Biden’s address on voting rights, the arrest of Hervis Rogers for unknowingly voting while on parole, the hypocrisy of the US attacking other countries over ‘democracy’ and the inherent racism of imperialism.

Black Left Media Speaks To Cuban Revolutionary Government Jul 13, 2021

Show notes

In this segment Sean and Jacquie are joined by Erica Caines, founder of Liberation Through Reading and Editor of Hood Communist Blog to discuss the historic press conference with Cuba’s ambassador to the UN Pedro Luis Pedroso Cuesta, Ambassador Cuesta’s response to the accusations from the US that Cuba’s medical team is involved in human trafficking, his guidance on the importance of the growing caravan movement demanding an end to the blockade against Cuba especially among Africans on the continent and throughout the diaspora, and the need to focus on uncompromising anti-imperialism over the calls for nuance in the discussion about Cuba.

Regime Change Bot Army Marches On Social Media During Cuba Protests Jul 13, 2021

Show notes

In this Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, technologist and editor of TechForThePeople.org to discuss the bot army unleashed on Twitter following counter-revolutionary protests in Cuba, how social media serves as a battlefield for US-directed information warfare, how Europe is moving to ban biometric surveillance and how dozens of US state’s attorneys are suing Google for trying to quash competing app stores.

Pro-Revolutionary Forces Take To Streets of Cuba as More Details Revealed in Moise’s Assassination Jul 12, 2021

Show notes

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dan Cohen, filmmaker and journalist with Behind the Headlines to discuss the details emerging about the mercenaries implicated in Jovenel Moise’s assassination, their ties to Haitian oligarchs which give credence to the assassination being an inside job, the Columbian ex-military members also connected to civilian massacres in Colombia, and how members of the Haitian government calling for US military aid is an invitation for another US occupation of the island nation.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by James Patrick Jordan, National Co-Coordinator for the Alliance for Global Justice to discuss the continued national strike against neoliberal tax policies in Columbia, the violent police repression against civilians throughout the 10-week uprising, how the repression is committed not just by the Colombian police, but also by the military which is indistinguishable from police forces, and the tepid response by the Biden Administration to the Duque government’s violence against its citizens.
In the third segment, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Coleen Rowley, whistleblower, journalist, analyst and one of TIME Magazine’s 2002 Persons of the Year to discuss the blowback of endless US wars domestically, how 20 years of “wars of choice” impact not just veteran-perpetrated domestic violence, but also are reflected in popularity of war-themed video games like Call of Duty, and how valorizing war contributed to the rise in “warrior training” of cops and the shoot-first response of police that is similar to combat “kill or be killed” training.
In the final segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Eugene Puryear, host of the Punch-Out podcast on Breakthrough News and author of the book Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America, to discuss the US government attempting to capitalize on protests in Cuba, spawned from shortages and medicine wrought by the 60-year blockade on the country, how the Cuban people have taken to the streets to defend the revolution, how the situation in Cuba connects to the recent assassination of de facto Haitian President Jovenel Moise, and how regime change efforts anywhere on Earth are key to maintaining US imperialism.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected