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US Gov’t Sabotages Ceasefire Efforts As Israel Kills Hundreds In Gaza May 17, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Asa Winstanley, investigative journalist and Associate editor with The Electronic Intifada, to discuss the ongoing refusal by the US government to pressure Israel to cease its air assault on Gaza, the destruction by Israeli forces of the office housing AP and Al Jazeera facilities, and the extent to which the public reaction in the Global North has shifted since Israel’s last attack on the ‘open-air prison’ of Gaza.
In the second segment, Jacquie is joined by Thapelo Mohapi of the South African social movement Abashlali baseMjondolo to discuss their recent statement in support with Palestine and why their history of militant struggle against apartheid makes showing solidarity with Palestinians a moral imperative.
In the third segment, Jacquie is joined by Michelle Witte, co-host of Political Misfits here on Radio Sputnik, to discuss Neera Tanden’s recent appointment as advisor to the Biden administration, as well as the White House’s rejection of Symone Sanders as press secretary even after her vociferous public defense of Joe Biden during the primaries.
Later in the show, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Jamal "DJ One Luv" Muhammad, host of the "Love Lounge" radio show on digitalanalgoradio.com and Twitch.TV, to discuss the pretrial hearing of former Brooklyn Center, MN officer Kim Potter in the police killing of Daunte Wright, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s push to expand the ranks of Metropolitan Police Department despite the hiring freeze imposed by City Council, and the campaign to reduce the concentration of liquors stores in working-class and predominantly-Black DC neighborhoods.

Sharing Anti-Apartheid Struggle, South Africans Stand With Palestinians May 17, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by Thapelo Mohapi of the South African social movement Abashlali baseMjondolo to discuss their recent statement in support with Palestine and why their history of militant struggle against apartheid makes showing solidarity with Palestinians a moral imperative.

US Silence On Israeli War Crimes Signals “Complete Impunity”—Asa Winstanley May 17, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Asa Winstanley, investigative journalist and Associate editor with The Electronic Intifada, to discuss the ongoing refusal by the US government to pressure Israel to cease its air assault on Gaza, the destruction by Israeli forces of the office housing AP and Al Jazeera facilities, and the extent to which the public reaction in the Global North has shifted since Israel’s last attack on the ‘open-air prison’ of Gaza.

Why Israel Siege On Gaza Demands International, Interracial Resistance May 14, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Richard Becker, author of “Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire,” to discuss the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza and the rising death toll of Palestinians often obscured by corporate media, the massive buildup of Israeli military forces in preparation for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, the callous statements toward Gaza from Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz, and the global mobilizations in support of Palestine expected this weekend.
In the second segment, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Hy Thurman, co-founder of the Young Patriots and the original Rainbow Coalition, to discuss his new book, “Revolutionary Hillbilly,” his radicalization into antiracism and anticapitalism as a poor white sharecropper from Tennessee who became co-founder of the Young Patriots in Chicago, and why the Rainbow Coalition represented such a threat to the power structure in Chicago and beyond.
In the third segment, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Miguel Garcia, creator and host of Sports as a Weapon Podcast for our weekly segment discussing sports, politics and struggle. They discuss the acquisition of quarterback Tim Tebow by the Jacksonville Jaguars over Colin Kaepernick, as well as some of the fascinating new interviews coming out of the new podcast.
Later in the show, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Ted Rall, award-winning editorial cartoonist, columnist, and author of the new graphic novel, "The Stringer," to discuss the deal between Democrats and republicans to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 riots at the Capitol, what the shutdown of a decrepit Memphis bridge and the Colonial pipeline say about the state of public infrastructure in the US, and the Israeli regime’s refusal to accept an Egyptian-proposed ceasefire which Hamas had already accepted.

Israel Threatens Invasion As It Pummels Gaza, Killing Over 100 May 14, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Richard Becker, author of “Palestine, Israel and the U.S. Empire,” to discuss the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza and the rising death toll of Palestinians often obscured by corporate media, the massive buildup of Israeli military forces in preparation for a possible ground invasion of Gaza, the callous statements toward Gaza from Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz, and the global mobilizations in support of Palestine expected this weekend.

“Revolutionary Hillbilly:” Young Patriots Co-Founder’s Book Explores Rainbow Coalition May 14, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Hy Thurman, co-founder of the Young Patriots and the original Rainbow Coalition, to discuss his new book, “Revolutionary Hillbilly,” his radicalization into antiracism and anticapitalism as a poor white sharecropper from Tennessee who became co-founder of the Young Patriots in Chicago, and why the Rainbow Coalition represented such a threat to the power structure in Chicago and beyond.

Jaguars Pick Tim Tebow Over Blackballed Colin Kaepernick, Raising Eyebrows May 14, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Miguel Garcia, creator and host of Sports as a Weapon Podcast for our weekly segment discussing sports, politics and struggle. They discuss the acquisition of quarterback Tim Tebow by the Jacksonville Jaguars over Colin Kaepernick, as well as some of the fascinating new interviews coming out of the new podcast.

Communication And Organizing Deepens Solidarity Even As Language and Bureaucracy Pose Challenges May 13, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by Ryan Cooper, National Correspondent for The Week magazine, and co-host & producer of LeftAnchor podcast to discuss the political fallout and implications of Rep. Liz Cheney being ousted from her House GOP leadership position; the political strategy that Republicans are banking on with their ironclad loyalty to Trump; and the implications for Democrats if they don't use their political power to stop the Trump Tsunami that could roll right over them to the White House in 2024.
In the second segment, Jacquie is joined by Jose Torres, producer with Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio and volunteer organizer with DSA’s Stomp Out Slumlords Campaign to discuss the local impact of the CDC's eviction moratorium possibly being overturned; the difficulties organizing for federal and local housing assistance even before the pandemic that has only been made worse because of it; how landlords are faceless corporate entities that have little vested interest in working with tenants to avoid homelessness; and the disturbing links to The Panama Papers scandal that exists in the real estate market that continues to protect slumlords and absentee landlords even as they turn working families out into the street for higher rents.
In the third segment, Jacquie is joined by Taminisha John, a PhD candidate at Florida International University studying multinational corporations in the Caribbean to discuss how the ongoing protests in Haiti against Jovenel Moïse's regime are connected to the US and OAS interference in the 2016 election there; the past horrors of the Duvalier regime that Haitians struggled against in the 80s; and the way Haitians are using English as a protest tool to connect with US citizens and establish the international solidarity needed to defeat US imperialism.
Later in the show, Jacquie is 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 Democrats celebrating Biden's first 100 days as a victory, but are they really; how the Pan-European global project is on the brink of collapse because of growing international solidarity and struggle; the hypocrisy of US State Department officials declaring Xinjiang an open air prison, but the refusal to call Gaza one; and how Israel continues to assault Gaza even after Hamas offered a ceasefire.

What Will the Fallout Of Liz Cheney's Ouster Be for Republicans And Democrats? May 13, 2021

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Jacquie Luqman is joined by Ryan Cooper, National Correspondent for The Week magazine, and co-host & producer of LeftAnchor podcast to discuss the political fallout and implications of Rep. Liz Cheney being ousted from her House GOP leadership position; the political strategy that Republicans are banking on with their ironclad loyalty to Trump; and the implications for Democrats if they don't use their political power to stop the Trump Tsunami that could roll right over them to the White House in 2024.

Even With Language As A Barrier, Haitians Use English To Connect With US Allies In Continued Struggle Against US Imperialism May 13, 2021

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Jacquie Luqman is joined by Taminisha John, a PhD candidate at Florida International University studying multinational corporations in the Caribbean to discuss how the ongoing protests in Haiti against Jovenel Moïse's regime are connected to the US and OAS interference in the 2016 election there; the past horrors of the Duvalier regime that Haitians struggled against in the 80s; and the way Haitians are using English as a protest tool to connect with US citizens and establish the international solidarity needed to defeat US imperialism.

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