By Any Means Necessary

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

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.

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.

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.

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 vest

Jacquie Luqman 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.

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.

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 this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by producer Wyatt Reed for an update on the crisis in Colombia, why slain activist Lucas Villa has emerged as a symbol of resistance there, and how the regime’s mishandling of the Covid pandemic is playing into the widespread unrest.In the second segment, Jacquie is joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus, economist, radio show host, & author of 'The Scourge of Neoliberalism,’ to discuss his new article in Counterpunch, “US First Quarter GDP: Recovery or Just Another Rebound,” why the 6.4% growth rate being widely reported is so misleading, and why the real rate of growth in the first quarter is actually below average.In the third segment, Jacquie is joined by Lisa Snowden-McCray, Managing Editor at The Real News Network, to discuss the move by supposedly-progressive Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott to increase the budget of the city’s police department, and why an increasing number of Baltimore residents support defunding the police.Later in the sho

Jacquie is joined by Lisa Snowden-McCray, Managing Editor at The Real News Network, to discuss the move by supposedly-progressive Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott to increase the budget of the city’s police department, and why an increasing number of Baltimore residents support defunding the police.

Jacquie is joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus, economist, radio show host, & author of 'The Scourge of Neoliberalism,’ to discuss his new article in Counterpunch, “US First Quarter GDP: Recovery or Just Another Rebound,” why the 6.4% growth rate being widely reported is so misleading, and why the real rate of growth in the first quarter is actually below average.

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by journalist and By Any Means Necessary Producer, Wyatt Reed for an on-the-ground update with ongoing protests in Colombia, how strikes are planned to resume and the historical role of US President Joe Biden in ‘Plan Colombia’ and the deep militarization of the country.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dan Cohen, filmmaker and journalist with Behind the Headlines to discuss Israel bombing Gaza amidst ongoing pogroms against Palestinians. Cohen also explains how the politics of fascist rabbi Meir Kahane influence Israel’s far-right government and how US support for Israel facilitates this racist violence.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa of Tech For the People to discuss the recent cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline, how it exposes the weakness of US cyber infrastructure, how large pharmaceutical companies are partnering with Facebook to find customers and the Pentag

Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by journalist and By Any Means Necessary Producer, Wyatt Reed for an on-the-ground update with ongoing protests in Colombia, how strikes are planned to resume and the historical role of US President Joe Biden in ‘Plan Colombia’ and the deep militarization of the country.

Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dan Cohen, filmmaker and journalist with Behind the Headlines to discuss Israel bombing Gaza amidst ongoing pogroms against Palestinians. Cohen also explains how the politics of fascist rabbi Meir Kahane influence Israel’s far-right government and how US support for Israel facilitates this racist violence.

Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa of Tech For the People to discuss the recent cyber attack on Colonial Pipeline, how it exposes the weakness of US cyber infrastructure, how large pharmaceutical companies are partnering with Facebook to find customers and the Pentagon flirting with weapons guided by artificial intelligence

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ted Rall, award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist, and author of the new graphic novel, "The Stringer," to talk about the so-called “ worker shortage” in the US following the release of job numbers, how right-wingers are using this as an excuse to cut unemployment assistance, and how all of this emerges from the US government’s refusal to support workers during the coronavirus pandemic.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mike Sampson, National Desk Coordinator with the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression and organizer with the Jacksonville Community Action Committee, to discuss Florida Gov. Ron Desantis’ restrictive new voting access bill, how it clearly targets poor, working-class, Black people and people of color in the state, and Desantis’ assault on Florida’s people’s movement, ‘from the ballot box to the streets.’In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are join

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mike Sampson, National Desk Coordinator with the National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression and organizer with the Jacksonville Community Action Committee, to discuss Florida Gov. Ron Desantis’ restrictive new voting access bill, how it clearly targets poor, working class, Black people and people of color in the state, and Desantis’ assault on Florida’s people’s movement, ‘from the ballot box to the streets.’

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Manolo De Los Santos, researcher for the Tri Continental Institute and co-author of “Viviremos: Venezuela vs. Hybrid War” to discuss the Syringes for Cuba campaign, how the US embargo against continues to cause suffering for the Cuban people under the coronavirus pandemic, Cuba’s historic and contemporary contributions to humanity and how the campaign functions as a part of anti-imperialist struggle.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Asa Winstanley, investigative journalist and Associate editor with The Electronic Intifada, to discuss the wave of violent home seizures by Israeli settlers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the corresponding brutalization of Palestinian residents by the Israeli Defense Forces, and how Palestinians critical of the forcible theft of their ancestral homes are being censored.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of CODEPINK: Women for Peace, to discuss her recent action to interrupt the annual meeting of high-profile weapons manufacturer General Dynamics, the response from CEO Phebe Novakovic, and the revolving door of lobbyists rotating between the upper echelons of the US military and the billion-dollar arms industry.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 se

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Asa Winstanley, investigative journalist and Associate editor with The Electronic Intifada, to discuss the wave of violent home seizures by Israeli settlers in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, the corresponding brutalization of Palestinian residents by the Israeli Defense Forces, and how Palestinians critical of the forcible theft of their ancestral homes are being censored.