By Any Means Necessary

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary hosts Sean and Jacquie are joined by Heather Benno, attorney and founder of Immigrant Justice Solutions, a community legal defense for immigrants to discuss a federal judge in Texas declaring DACA illegal, the terror and limbo this could inflict on hundreds of thousands of people and the inherent cruelty of immigration laws in the US.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Laith Marouf, political analyst and media policy and law consultant with the Community Media Advocacy Centre, to discuss Lebanese PM Saad Hariri stepping down, how this affects conditions for the people in Lebanon, and how US interests in the country intersect with Washington’s broader plans for control in the Middle East.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by award-winning investigative journalist Robert Hennelly, author of the new book ‘Stuck Nation: Can the United States Change Course on Our History of Choosing Profits Over People?’ to discuss the connections between t

In this segment hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Heather Benno, attorney and founder of Immigrant Justice Solutions, a community legal defense for immigrants to discuss a federal judge in Texas declaring DACA illegal, the terror and limbo this could inflict on hundreds of thousands of people and the inherent cruelty of immigration laws in the US.

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by award-winning investigative journalist Robert Hennelly, author of the new book ‘Stuck Nation: Can the United States Change Course on Our History of Choosing Profits Over People?’ to discuss the connections between the way the US handled the toxic air from the fires after 9/11 that sickened and killed thousands and our country’s handling of Covid-19, how we’ve overlooked race-based, economic exploitation, how the consolidation of media outlets in the US contributed to the rise of “click-bait propaganda” and the Jan 6 insurrection, and the way forward to get us unstuck from all of this.

On today's episode of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie commemorate the birthday of Assata Shakur, who is 74 today, by discussing how her case, her struggle, and her example continue to influence the movement today, the continued state repression against freedom fighters in the US, as well as the need to continue to fight for political prisoners like Sundiata Acoli. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Johanna Fernandez, Associate Professor of history at Baruch College of the City University, author of the book The Young Lords: A Radical History to discuss the anniversary of the historic occupation of Lincoln Hospital in NYC by The Young Lords in 1970, the issues of lack of access to decent housing, food, and healthcare that they confronted, the connection to workers’ rights and wages that they also connected, and the lessons we can learn in the ongoing struggle surrounding these issues today.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mike Sampson, co-host of the RedSpi

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Johanna Fernandez, Associate Professor of history at Baruch College of the City University, author of the book The Young Lords: A Radical History to discuss the anniversary of the historic occupation of Lincoln Hospital in NYC by The Young Lords in 1970, the issues of lack of access to decent housing, food, and healthcare that they confronted, the connection to workers’ rights and wages that they also connected, and the lessons we can learn in the ongoing struggle surrounding these issues today.

In this 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 US challenging Nigerian-born basketball players Nneka Ogwumike, Chiney Ogwumike and Elizabeth William requests to play for Nigeria in the Tokyo Olympics, the ways that sports team owners use their franchises to skirt paying taxes even as they make billions off of the working class and poor fans that support their franchises, and how Black soccer players are subjected to racism in European leagues whether they win or lose, highlighting the case of English player Bukayo Saka and the virulent racist attacks he received from British fans upon missing the winning goal against Italy in the Euro 2020 championship.

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts 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.In the second 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.In the third segment, Jacquie and Sean are joined by Nino Brown, an elementary school teacher and organizer with R

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.

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.

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.

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 t

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.

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.

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 th

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.

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.

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

In this segment 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 this 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.

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nnamdi Lumumba, Ujima People’s Progress Party State Organizer to discuss the Baltimore City Circuit Court putting a stop to Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to end the federal unemployment benefits program early, the judge’s decision highlighting the irreparable harm, unequal and unfair impact, and prioritize public interest in continuing the federal benefits, and the ability to use this ruling to organize for Black working-class political power in Maryland. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by independent journalist Nathália Urban to discuss CIA Director William Burns visiting the Jair Bolsonaro government in Brazil, Bolsonaro’s increasing disapproval rating, and how the right-wing president appears to be laying the groundwork to undermine the next election as he is already trailing behind former President Lula Da Silva.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Miguel Garcia, host and creator of the Sports as a Weapo