By Any Means Necessary

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Brianna Griffith, host and producer of People's Republic Radio, to discuss the dangerous conditions facing millions of people amid the ongoing blackouts in Texas, how the crisis is playing out in different cities across the state, and why the power grid in Texas was uniquely unprepared for this moment.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ben Becker, Editor at Breakthrough News, to discuss the acquittal of former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial, why the result came as little surprise to observers, and why the Democrats went ahead with the trial despite its apparent forgone conclusion.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Rick Sterling, journalist and member of the San Francisco-based Syria Solidarity Movement, to discuss President Joe Biden’s nomination of Victoria Nuland for Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Nuland's extensive history of regime change efforts abroad, and the broad bipartisan imperialist consensus revealed by her affinity for the neoconservative movement.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of TechForThePeople.org, to discuss the return of right-wing social media hub Parler, the alarming new efforts to patent AI technology used to identify "homeless p

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of TechForThePeople.org, to discuss the return of right-wing social media hub Parler, the alarming new efforts to patent AI technology used to identify "homeless people" and "drug users," and the billionaires eyeing Virtual Reality as a means of sedating working people chafing under increasingly unbearable living conditions.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Rick Sterling, journalist and member of the San Francisco-based Syria Solidarity Movement, to discuss President Joe Biden’s nomination of Victoria Nuland for Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Nuland's extensive history of regime change efforts abroad, and the broad bipartisan imperialist consensus revealed by her affinity for the neoconservative movement.

In this episode 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, and a member of Veterans for Peace, to discuss the phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, the move by China to revoke the BBC's license in apparent retaliation for the British ban on Chinese broadcaster CGTN, and the hawkish politicians making up Joe Biden's new "China Task Force."In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Watchdog at Beyond Nuclear, to discuss reports that the "nuclear football" carried by former Vice President Mike Pence nearly came under the control of the insurrectionists at the Capitol on Jan. 6th, the lawsuit filed by Beyond Nuclear to stop the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission from okaying a huge "consolidated interim storage facility" in Texas, and what impact the Biden administration may have on nuclear issues.In the third

In this episode 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, and a member of Veterans for Peace, to discuss the phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, the move by China to revoke the BBC's license in apparent retaliation for the British ban on Chinese broadcaster CGTN, and the hawkish politicians making up Joe Biden's new "China Task Force."

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 the weekly segment “The Red Spin Report.” They discuss the move by NBA officials to force teams to play the national anthem, the spike in coronavirus Tampa-area health officials expect after the super-spreader Super Bowl, and the permanent health impacts of COVID-19 on Vanderbilt’s Demi Washington.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Carl Hamad-Lipscombe, Director of advocacy and policy at Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, to discuss the continuing deportations of hundreds of Haitians under the Biden administration, and whether Biden is unwilling or unable to control the Department of homeland Security.In the second segment, 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 elimination of the death penalty in the state of Virginia, the intertwining history of the death penalty in Virginia and white supremacy throughout the US, and the role of this summer's uprising against racist police terror in achieving progressive concessions from the Democratic Party.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brian Mier, co-editor of Brasil Wire and author of Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman 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 elimination of the death penalty in the state of Virginia, the intertwining history of the death penalty in Virginia and white supremacy throughout the US, and the role of this summer's uprising against racist police terror in achieving progressive concessions from the Democratic Party.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Brian Mier, co-editor of Brasil Wire and author of Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil, to discuss the explosive leaks from Brazil's Lava Jato corruption case showing high-level collusion between the prosecutors and the FBI, how the revelation may influence the ongoing legal case against former President Lula da Silva, and what the eye-opening documents tell us about the role of US imperialism in the region.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jim Kavanagh, political analyst and contributor to Counterpunch and ThePolemicist.net, where you can read his latest piece, “The American Farce Unravels: Shreds of January 6th,” to discuss the latest developments in the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump, and why convicting the former President could lead to a political dynamic under which guilt is a matter of partisanship.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Leo Flores, Latin America Campaign Coordinator at CODEPINK, to discuss the ongoing impacts of the deadly sanctions regime imposed on Venezuelans by the US government, how Juan Guaido and his acolytes are still managing to deprive Venezuelans of much-needed healthcare supplies even after the European Union downgraded the opposition figure’s status from ‘interim President’ to ‘privileged interlocutor,’ and what to make of the Biden administration’s stated intention of analyzing how US sanc

In this segment of By Any Means necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Leo Flores, Latin America Campaign Coordinator at CODEPINK, to discuss the ongoing impacts of the deadly sanctions regime imposed on Venezuelans by the US government, how Juan Guaido and his acolytes are still working to deprive Venezuelans of much-needed healthcare supplies even after the European Union downgraded the opposition figure’s status from ‘interim President’ to ‘privileged interlocutor,’ and what to make of the Biden administration’s stated intention of reanalyzing how US sanctions impact the public health of their target nations.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Mia Donovan, director of the new documentary “Dope is Death,” to discuss the ground-breaking "Lincoln Detox" program, why Dr. Mutulu Shakur coordinated with revolutionary organizers to create America's first alternative detoxification centers in Black communities plagued by heroin in the early '70s, and how the program's refusal to comply with the US government's strict adherence to methadone-only treatment tied into the broader state campaign of extreme surveillance and retaliation against both Dr. Shakur and the Black liberation movement at large.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ali Abunimah, co-founder of electronicintifada.net and the author of 'One Country' and 'The Battle for Justice in Palestine,' to discuss the Israeli backlash to the announcement by the International Criminal Court that it has territorial jurisdiction to investigate suspected Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, the predictable allegations by the apartheid government that any such investigation would be evidence of antisemitism. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Mamyrah Prosper, visiting Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College and International Coordinator with Community Movement builders, to discuss protests in Haiti against the Haitian government of Jovenel Moise, the horrific tactics employed by Haitian state security forces, and the role of the US in propping up the controversial regime.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by TechForThePeople.org editor

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ali Abunimah, co-founder of electronicintifada.net and the author of 'One Country' and 'The Battle for Justice in Palestine,' to discuss the Israeli backlash to the announcement by the International Criminal Court that it has territorial jurisdiction to investigate suspected Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the West Bank, the predictable allegations by the apartheid government that any such investigation would be evidence of antisemitism.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Mamyrah Prosper, visiting Professor of Africana Studies at Davidson College and International Coordinator with Community Movement builders, to discuss protests in Haiti against the Haitian government of Jovenel Moise, the horrific tactics employed by Haitian state security forces, and the role of the US government in propping up the controversial regime.

In 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 to discuss the victory of Ecuador's socialist presidential candidate Andres Arauz on Sunday, why the latest data released by the country's National Election Council indicates Arauz will face off against media darling Yaku Perez, and how the left in Ecuador is responding to the developments.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, to discuss his new book “The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering, and the Political Economy of Boxing,” why "nurture" tends to triumph over "nature," and the many ways the historical hyper-exploitation of Black athletes continues to this day.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Max Rameau, Haitian-born political theorist, organizer with Pan-African Community Action, and author of an upcoming book o

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by journalist and By Any Means Necessary producer Wyatt Reed to discuss the victory of Ecuador's socialist presidential candidate Andres Arauz on Sunday, why the latest data released by the country's National Election Council indicates Arauz will face off against media darling Yaku Perez, and how the left in Ecuador is responding to the developments.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, to discuss his new book “The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering, and the Political Economy of Boxing,” why "nurture" tends to triumph over "nature," and the many ways the historical hyper-exploitation of Black athletes continues to this day.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by David Swanson, activist, journalist, radio host, Executive Director of World Beyond War and author of the new book “Leaving World War II Behind,” to discuss the Biden administration’s announcement that the US government is “ending all American support for offensive operations in the war in Yemen,” why the concerns for Saudi security voiced in the same statement are raising eyebrows among anti-war activists, and how Obama-era support for Saudi aggression set the stage for the current crisis in Yemen.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Zoe Pepper-Cunningham, a journalist with People’s Dispatch, to discuss Sunday’s hotly-contested elections in Ecuador, and why leftist candidate Andres Arauz is leading the pack of presidential candidates.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.