By Any Means Necessary

In this segment, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dan Cohen, filmmaker and journalist with Behind the Headlines, to discuss the coalition forming inside Israel to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the far-right racist politics of Naftali Bennet, who is set to be PM should the coalition succeed, and how Israel will still remain an apartheid state even if Netanyahu is ousted.

In this segment Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jose Cortes, working class Latino candidate for California’s 50th congressional district with the Peace and Freedom Party, to discuss Jose’s congressional campaign, the appeal that a Socialist program has to conservative working class communities, and how capitalism maneuvers to keep progressive and radical candidates off the ballot and off the debate stage.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Abby Martin, journalist, host of the Empire Files and the filmmaker behind “Gaza Fights for Freedom,” to discuss her recent legal victory against the state of Georgia, the significance of the court’s decision that the state’s mandatory pro-Israel loyalty oath for public contract workers is unconstitutional, and why it seems the tide is turning in terms of the Israeli regime’s ability to control the public narrative regarding Palestinian liberation.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Ross, the senior fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China, to discuss his new book, “China's Great Road: Lessons for Marxist Theory and Socialist Practices,” how China’s meteoric economic rise and socialist economic relations allowed for the most successful poverty eradication campaign in human history, and the strangely capitalist logic underlying many of China’s p

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Ross, the senior fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China, to discuss his new book, “China's Great Road: Lessons for Marxist Theory and Socialist Practices,” how China’s meteoric economic rise and socialist economic relations allowed for the most successful poverty eradication campaign in human history, and why the stigmatization of China is so important to the maintenance of Western imperialism.

In this segment Sean and Jacquie are joined by National Jericho Movement Chair Jihad Abdulmumit to discuss the upcoming tribunal aimed at holding the United States accountable for human rights abuses, why the planned hearing may have significant impacts on the public consciousness, and the continuing need to elevate the struggle to liberate political prisoners in the US.

In this segment Sean and Jacquie are joined by Abby Martin, journalist, host of the Empire Files and the filmmaker behind “Gaza Fights for Freedom,” to discuss her recent legal victory against the state of Georgia, the significance of the court’s decision that the state’s mandatory pro-Israel loyalty oath for public contract workers is unconstitutional, and why it seems the tide is turning in terms of the Israeli regime’s ability to control the public narrative regarding Palestinian liberation.

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 what’s motivating the Biden administration’s concessions to progressives in the recently-unveiled budget proposal, as well as how the bipartisan new Cold War on China appears to be motivating the “military Keynesianism” apparent in the bill.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by CODEPINK Latin America Coordinator Teri Matson to discuss the International Mission of Solidarity and Human Rights Observation in Colombia, the “consistent” brutal police treatment protesters have reported throughout the country, and what explains the widespread popular support for the ongoing national strike in the South American country.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Pan-African News Wire editor Abayomi Azikiwe to discuss the stern rebuke by the African Union and ECOWAS to the recent coup d’etat in Mali, the role of the Fre

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by CODEPINK Latin America Coordinator Teri Matson to discuss the International Mission of Solidarity and Human Rights Observation in Colombia, the “consistent” brutal treatment protesters have reported at the hands of state security forces throughout the country, and what explains the widespread popular support for the ongoing national strike in the South American country.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Pan-African News Wire editor Abayomi Azikiwe to discuss the stern rebuke by the African Union and ECOWAS to the recent coup d’etat in Mali, the role of the French and American imperialism in the ongoing political crisis, and why many of the recent moves by the French government seem designed to perpetuate long-standing colonial relations.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss the history of Memorial Day in the US, the 1865 exhumation of Union soldiers in Charleston, and the racially-troubling context of the previously-named “Decoration Day.” In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of TechforthePeople.org, for another edition of our weekly segment “Tech For The People.” They discuss Amazon’s new small box for employees to “focus on their mental wellbeing,” as well as the retail giant’s devices will soon share users’ Internet with neighbors automatically, and the revelations showing the alarming extent of Google’s efforts to collect location data of its consumers.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Max Ajl, member of the Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran, to discuss his new book, “A People’s Green New Deal,” as well as the $6 trillion infrastructure bill recently proposed by the Biden administration.Later in the show, Sea

In this of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Max Ajl, member of the Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran, to discuss his new book, “A People’s Green New Deal,” as well as the $6 trillion infrastructure bill recently proposed by the Biden administration.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of TechforthePeople.org, for another edition of our weekly segment “Tech For The People.” They discuss Amazon’s new small box for employees to “focus on their mental wellbeing,” as well as the retail giant’s devices will soon share users’ Internet with neighbors automatically, and the revelations showing the alarming extent of Google’s efforts to collect location data of its consumers.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Kristine Hendrix, President to the University City School Board, Junior Bayard Rustin Fellow with the Fellowship for Reconciliation and contributor to the Truth-Telling Project and "We Stay Woke" podcast, to discuss efforts by city governments across the country to ‘re-fund’ the police against the wishes of many community members and Missouri Rep. Cori Bush’s praise for the “historic” decision to defund the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Onyesonwu Chatoyer, cadre with the All African People’s Revolutionary Party and the All African Women’s Revolutionary Union, and national coordinating committee member of the Venceremos Brigade, to discuss the car caravan they’re planning for Sunday, May 30th to call for an end to the US government’s economic blockade against Cuba, as well as how anti-communist propaganda is used to limit solidarity between working peo

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 Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge’s dismissal of Kyrie Irving’s comments on racism among sports fans in Boston, the new statement by head coach Brad Stevens regarding the controversy, and why the undervaluation of gymnastics legend Simone Biles’ groundbreaking achievements points to racist double standards in athletics.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Onyesonwu Chatoyer, cadre with the All African People’s Revolutionary Party and the All African Women’s Revolutionary Union, and national coordinating committee member of the Venceremos Brigade, to discuss the car caravan they’re planning for Sunday, May 30th to call for an end to the US government’s economic blockade against Cuba, as well as how anti-communist propaganda is used to limit solidarity between working people in the US and in Cuba.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman 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 Wednesday’s presidential election in Syria, what to make of scornful mainstream media coverage of the vote, and what explains the enduring popularity of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined from Jerusalem by Miko Peled, human rights activist and author of “The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine” and “Injustice, the Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five,” for an update on the situation in occupied Palestine since the ceasefire took effect nearly a week ago, what explains the shift in public consciousness surrounding the Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, and the international response to the apartheid regime’s latest siege of Gaza.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie a

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined from Damascus 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 Wednesday’s presidential election in Syria, what to make of scornful mainstream media coverage of the vote, and what explains the enduring popularity of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the country.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined from Jerusalem by Miko Peled, human rights activist and author of “The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine” and “Injustice, the Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five,” for an update on the situation in occupied Palestine since the ceasefire took effect nearly a week ago, what explains the shift in public consciousness surrounding the Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, and the international response to the apartheid regime’s latest siege of Gaza.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by international affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda to discuss the fallout of the arrest of Belarusian “regime change asset” Roman Protasevich, disturbing new revelations about the apparent neo-nazi background of the so-called ‘political prisoner,’ and the double standards of corporate media.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jason Dzubow, an immigration attorney, partner at Dzubow & Pilcher, PLLC and blogger at www.asylumist.com, to discuss his new book, “Asylumist: How to Seek Asylum in the United States and Keep Your Sanity,” the emerging gap between the purported values of the US government and the reality facing those who seek refuge here, and why the process of navigating the country’s asylum system has become increasingly burdensome.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Bob Schlehuber, co-host of Radio Sputnik’s Political Misfits, to discuss the review which backed t

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, to discuss his new book, “Asylumist: How to Seek Asylum in the United States and Keep Your Sanity,” the emerging gap between the purported values of the US government and the reality facing those who seek refuge here, and why the process of navigating the country’s asylum system has become increasingly burdensome.