By Any Means Necessary

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 the threat of a government shutdown, the manufactured crisis and political gamesmanship around raising the debt ceiling, the potential fallout from these crises if they are not resolved, and how these crises aggravate already-existing crises such as mass evictions.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 and author of the new book, “China's Great Road: Lessons for Marxist Theory and Socialist Practices” to discuss the Chinese government’s response to Evergrande’s financial problems, how this situation contrasts with the 2008 financial crisis, China’s ban on cryptocurrency trading and mining, and China’s role in Latin America as the region moves toward gaining sovereignty.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are j