By Any Means Necessary

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Kim Ives, editor of the English Section of Haiti Liberte, to discuss “the disintegration of the state” in Haiti, the splits emerging between the Haitian police and ruling class, and the emerging alliance of lumpenproletariat elements headed by former police officer Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizie.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the latest sanctions placed on Chinese officials by the US and the European Union, the response by the Chinese government, and how corporate media and US politicians of both parties are using allegations of abuse of Uighur Muslims to stir up anti-Chinese sentiment.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by retired attorney and freelance journalist Anoa Changa to discuss growing solidarity between Black and Asian communities in the wake of the Atlanta massacre and why it seems the killer was motivated by both misogyny and racism. In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, for another edition of our new weekly segment “Tech For The People.” They discuss the class-action lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages for Facebook’s violations of user privacy, and how a sexual abuse cas

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the latest sanctions placed on Chinese officials by the US and the European Union, the response by the Chinese government, and how corporate media and US politicians of both parties are using allegations of abuse of Uighur Muslims to stir up anti-Chinese sentiment.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by retired attorney and freelance journalist Anoa Changa to discuss growing solidarity between Black and Asian communities in the wake of the Atlanta massacre and why it seems the killer was motivated by both misogyny and racism.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Rachel Hu, co-host of the new podcast from Breakthrough News, It’s Not You, It’s Capitalism, to discuss the dozens of protests against anti-Asian hatred held this weekend across the country, corporate media’s efforts to portray the Atlanta massacre as anything but a hate crime, and how State Secretary Anthony Blinken’s accusations in the recent meeting with Chinese officials in Alaska plays into anti-Chinese sentiment.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Frank Chapman, Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and author of the new book, “Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Black Liberation and Socialism,” to discuss the new joint ordinance proposed by a coalition of Chicago groups demanding police accountability and what makes the proposal so significant.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Asa Winstanley, investigative journalist and Associate editor

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 his new piece in Declassified UK, “Britain’s secret political police,” and his own first-hand experience as an apparent target of the British government’s massive political surveillance operations.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Rachel Hu, co-host of the new podcast from Breakthrough News, It’s Not You, It’s Capitalism, to discuss the dozens of protests against anti-Asian hatred held this weekend across the country, corporate media’s efforts to portray the Atlanta massacre as anything but a hate crime, and how State Secretary Anthony Blinken’s accusations in the recent meeting with Chinese officials in Alaska plays into anti-Chinese sentiment.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Reginald Black, Advocacy Director for the People for Fairness Coalition and the COVID-19 Outreach Initiative to discuss a new letter from over 2,000 organizations calling on President Joe Biden to extend the eviction moratorium, the looming wave of evictions likely to result unless the federal government takes action, and strategies for greater occupant control over public housing affairs that have been hidden (intentionally or otherwise) from so many residents.In the second 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 shocking disparity between the men’s and women’s athletic facilities at the NCAA basketball tournament exposed by Oregon’s Sedona Prince, how the league’s model of unpaid labor makes March Madness the most profitable postseason TV deal in sports, and how LSU worked to bury sex

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Reginald Black, Advocacy Director for the People for Fairness Coalition and the COVID-19 Outreach Initiative, to discuss a new letter from over 2,000 organizations calling on President Joe Biden to extend the eviction moratorium, the looming wave of evictions likely to result unless the federal government takes action, and strategies for greater occupant control over public housing affairs that have been hidden (intentionally or otherwise) from so many residents.

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 shocking disparity between the men’s and women’s athletic facilities at the NCAA basketball tournament exposed by Oregon’s Sedona Prince, how the league’s model of unpaid labor makes March Madness the most profitable postseason TV deal in sports, and how LSU worked to bury sexual misconduct allegations against players.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by By Any Means Necessary producer Wyatt Reed to discuss the wave of protests against anti-Asian violence in the wake of the massacre in Atlanta, and why it appears many Asian communities in the US have reached a boiling point in terms of racist attacks.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Christine Hong, Associate Professor of Transnational Asian American, Korean Diaspora and Critical Pacific Rim Studies at UC-Santa Cruz and author of the new book, “A Violent Peace: Race, U.S. Militarism, and Cultures of Democratization in Cold War Asia and the Pacific,” to discuss the North Korean government’s announcement that it’s uninterested in restarting nuclear talks until the US abandons its “hostile policies” against the country, the political and cultural consequences of the division of Korea, and the links between imperialism, racial fetishization, and the massacre of Asian women near Atlanta this week

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Mohamed Abdulkadir, a Somali journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa, to discuss the ongoing US campaign of covert warfare being carried out in Somalia, the political crisis playing out as US-backed President Mohamed Farmaajo clings to power, and the impacts of the devastating drought which continues to plague the country.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Christine Hong, Associate Professor of Transnational Asian American, Korean Diaspora and Critical Pacific Rim Studies at UC-Santa Cruz and author of the new book, “A Violent Peace: Race, U.S. Militarism, and Cultures of Democratization in Cold War Asia and the Pacific,” to discuss the North Korean government’s announcement that it’s uninterested in restarting nuclear talks until the US abandons its “hostile policies” against the country, the political and cultural consequences of the division of Korea, and the links between imperialism, racial fetishization, and the massacre of Asian women near Atlanta this week.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Consortium News Editor Joe Lauria to discuss the new US government intelligence report alleging the Russian and Iranian governments attempted to “influence” the 2020 US presidential election, why the corporate media seems to take the report at face value, and the political utility of the Russiagate narrative post-Trump.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Behind The Headlines journalist Dan Cohen to discuss potential links between the massacre of Asian women in Atlanta Tuesday night and the recent surge in anti-Chinese news coverage, his new mini-documentary exposing the propaganda campaign aimed at convincing the world China is carrying out “genocide” on the Uighur population, and how the US government uses such accusations to carry out economic warfare against the country.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jared Ball, a father, husband, Professor of Communication Studies at Mor

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Consortium News Editor Joe Lauria to discuss the new US government intelligence report alleging the Russian and Iranian governments attempted to “influence” the 2020 US presidential election, why the corporate media seems to take the report at face value, and the political utility of the Russiagate narrative post-Trump.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Behind The Headlines journalist Dan Cohen to discuss potential links between the massacre of Asian women in Atlanta Tuesday night and the recent surge in anti-Chinese news coverage, his new mini-documentary exposing the propaganda campaign aimed at convincing the world China is carrying out “genocide” on the Uighur population, and how the US government uses such accusations to carry out economic warfare against the country.

In 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 book, “Political Suicide: The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party,” to discuss his new article “There Are More Socialists Than Democrats or Republicans. We Should Act like It,” new polling data revealing more people in the US disapprove of capitalism than support either major party, and the pressing need for a viable political party to give a voice to those disenfranchised by the two-party system.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad, a former political prisoner, Black Panther Party leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army, to discuss the plight of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal as he struggles with Covid-19 and a myriad of other critical health issues, and how police unions wield their 'unprecedented political clout' to protect white supremacy in the US.In the third s

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, to talk about the news that it appears Google has now fired multiple members of its AI Ethics Board, the response by the Google Walkout For Real Change campaign, and the huge surge in cybercriminal activity targeting students taking online classes.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad, a former political prisoner, Black Panther Party leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army, to discuss the plight of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal as he struggles with Covid-19 and a myriad of other critical health issues, and how police unions wield their 'unprecedented political clout' to protect white supremacy in the US.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Heather Benno, attorney and founder of Immigrant Justice Solutions, to discuss the Department of Homeland’s announcement of the construction of a new so-called ‘child migrant facility,’ the horrific conditions plaguing existing detention centers, why the transition from the Trump to the Biden administration has meant little practical difference for the kids in cages. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ollie Vargas, writer and journalist for Kawsachun News, to discuss the arrest and prosecution of former Bolivian President Jeanine Añez for her role in the coup d’etat which overthrew democratically-elected Pres. Evo Morales and the subsequent massacres of the indigenous protesters who took to the streets to defend his administration.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by independent journalist Nathália Urban to discuss the third anniversary of the assassination of Marielle Franco, why