By Any Means Necessary

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As Colombian Protests Enter Second Week, Police Violence Prompts Global Condemnation May 05, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ms. Charo Mina-Rojas, an Afro-Colombian human rights defender and a member of Black Communities’ Process and the Afro-Colombian Solidarity Network, to discuss the ongoing anti-neoliberal protests taking place all across Colombia, the brutal police crackdown being carried out by the US-backed regime, and why the country’s public health and economic crisis is felt so acutely among the country’s Black communities.

Co-opting The Movement—How Petit-Bourgeois Politics Undermine Struggle May 04, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by MOVE Family member Janine Africa to discuss the seizure, desecration, and disappearance of the remains of the MOVE family children murdered by the Philadelphia Police Department in 1985, the ‘apology’ issued the University of Pennsylvania after it was revealed the prestigious academic institution exploited the children’s bodies for decades, and why MOVE is continuing to demand the release of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by K.J. Noh, a longtime activist working on global justice issues, writer, teacher, and a member of Veterans for Peace, to discuss the aggressive anti-China posturing in Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s appearance on 60 Minutes, the crippling impact of the foreign sanctions on the Uyghur population which the US and EU purport to be protecting.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, for another edition of our weekly segment “Tech For The People,” to discuss how the Netflix series Spycraft whitewashes the bloody history of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Facebook panel set to determine whether former President Donald Trump can access the social media platform, and why the New York Police Department is ending its usage of Boston Dynamic’s digital surveillance dog.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jaribu Hill, founder and executive director of the Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights, to discuss Kamala Harris and the “left patriots” who believe imperialist propaganda, as well as questions of land, “class suicide,” and petit-bourgeois trends in movement politics.

Biden Admin Hypes Up Chinese ‘Aggression’ As US Capitalism Falters May 04, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by K.J. Noh, a longtime activist working on global justice issues, writer, teacher, a member of Veterans for Peace, and a journalist with Flashpoints on KPFA, to discuss the aggressive anti-China posturing in Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s appearance on 60 Minutes, as well as the crippling impact of the foreign sanctions on the Uyghur population which the US and EU purport to be protecting.

MOVE Family Demands Justice For Their Kids—Murdered, Disappeared, & Exhibited By US Institutions May 04, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by MOVE Family member Janine Africa to discuss the seizure, desecration, and disappearance of the remains of the MOVE family children murdered by the Philadelphia Police Department in 1985, the ‘apology’ issued the University of Pennsylvania after it was revealed the prestigious academic institution exploited the children’s bodies for decades, and why MOVE is continuing to demand the release of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal.

New Netflix Spy Series Tilts Towards State Department Narratives May 04, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, for another edition of our weekly segment “Tech For The People.” They discuss how the Netflix series Spycraft whitewashes the bloody history of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Facebook panel set to determine whether former President Donald Trump can access the social media platform, and why the New York Police Department is ending its usage of Boston Dynamic’s digital surveillance dog.

CIA Advertises "Intersectional” Agents, Biden Celebrates “Loyalty Day” May 03, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Liberation News Editor Walter Smolarek to discuss the Biden administration’s statement proclaiming May 1st to be “Loyalty Day,” the long tradition of US presidents using the date to obscure working-class celebration of International Workers’ Day, and the links between “Loyalty Day” and the anti-communism latent in the US capitalist system.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Sonia Umanzor, a Salvadoran community activist who’s lived in the US as a political refugee since 1981, to discuss the recent move by President Nayib Bukele to dismiss El Salvador’s Supreme Court and Attorney General, why so many international observers are condemning the apparent attempt to eliminate any remaining judicial independence, and the US government’s well-documented history of propping up brutal right-wing regimes in El Salvador and beyond.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kambale Musavuli with the Centre for Research on the Congo to discuss the move by the Democratic Republic of Congo to re-deploy over a million vaccines to neighboring countries before they expire, how the hoarding of vaccine supplies by nations in the Global North is leading to medical ‘apartheid’ in Africa and beyond, and the role of the African Union in efforts to provide a coordinated response to the covid pandemic on the continent.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Founder & Executive Director of One People's Project, to discuss the the significance of the widely-mocked new CIA recruiting video emphasizing the “intersectional” values of their officers, how concerns that the FDA is targeting Black smokers are leading the Biden administration to walk back its attempt to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes, and the efforts by corporate media to rehabilitate so-called ‘moderate Republicans.’

DR Congo Re-Deploys Vaccines To Neighbors As Wealthy Nations Hoard Doses May 03, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Kambale Musavuli with the Centre for Research on the Congo, to discuss the move by The Democratic Republic of Congo to re-deploy over a million vaccines to neighboring countries before they expire, how the hoarding of vaccine supplies by nations in the Global North is leading to medical ‘apartheid’ in Africa and beyond, and the role of the African Union in efforts to provide a coordinated response to the covid pandemic on the continent.

As Rest Of World Celebrates Labor, Biden Marks Anti-Communist “Loyalty Day” May 03, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Liberation News Editor Walter Smolarek to discuss the Biden administration’s statement proclaiming May 1st to be “Loyalty Day,” the long tradition of US presidents using the date to obscure working-class celebration of International Workers’ Day, and the links between “Loyalty Day” and the anti-communism latent in the US capitalist system.

Return of Organized Labor Means Battle Lines Redrawn As May Day Nears Apr 30, 2021

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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by David Schultz, Professor of Political Science at Hamline University, to discuss the American Families Plan recently proposed by the Biden-Harris administration, the correlating capital gains tax hike ostensibly designed to fund the bill, and why Working Families Party Congressman Jamaal Bowman says “we need to think bigger."
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Netfa Freeman, a Coordinating Committee member of the Black Alliance for Peace, to discuss the revolutionary legacy of International Workers’ Day, why May 1st goes relatively unappreciated in the US while being widely celebrated across the globe, and the statement which the Black Alliance for Peace has published in solidarity with working people demanding liberation in Haiti and beyond.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports podcast, for another edition of our weekly segment “The Red Spin Report.” They discuss the defeat of the European Super League by predominantly working-class soccer fans in Europe, as well as the racial and class dynamics playing out at this year’s NFL draft.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Maximillian Alvarez, Editor in Chief of the Real News Network and and host of the podcast “Working People," to discuss the off-duty Pentagon police officer indicted on two counts of murder in the state of Maryland, why President Biden doesn’t “think the American people are racist," and how organized labor factors into the current political moment.

Soccer Fans Celebrate Super League Suspension As Teams Withdraw Support Apr 30, 2021

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports podcast, for another edition of our weekly segment “The Red Spin Report.” They discuss the defeat of the European Super League by predominantly working-class soccer fans in Europe, as well as the racial and class dynamics playing out at this year’s NFL draft.

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