By Any Means Necessary

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Michael Bearman to discuss the end of the federal eviction moratorium by a Supreme Court decision, the choice of the government to prioritize the profits of landlords and developers over the needs of poor and working people, how this decision exposes the Supreme Court as a tool of capital rather than as a neutral arbiter of law, and the need for poor and working people to demand action to keep people housed.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Radhika Desai, a Professor at the University of Manitoba and Director of Geopolitical Economy Research Group to discuss the suicide bombings at the airport in Kabul, how the US occupation gave rise to the current chaos, and the prospects of continued American presence in Afghanistan and in the region.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports to discuss the effects of US involvement in Afghanistan on athletes in the country, the context around Allen Iverson’s infamous “practice” interview, and the attitudes of fans and local sports media toward white and Black quarterbacks in Boston.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Margaret Kimberley, editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author of the book "Prejudential: Black America and the Presidents" to discuss the importance of a consistent anti-imperialist politics in the face of the astounding amount of propaganda being turned out to manufacture consent for prolonged intervention in Afghanistan and future conflict around the world, the dishonesty from the US government to advance its imperialist interests, and why there is no solidarity between the working and poor and the ruling class.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports to discuss the effects of US involvement in Afghanistan on athletes in the country, the context around Allen Iverson’s infamous “practice” interview, and the attitudes of fans and local sports media toward white and Black quarterbacks in Boston.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Michael Bearman to discuss the end of the federal eviction moratorium by a Supreme Court decision, the choice of the government to prioritize the profits of landlords and developers over the needs of poor and working people, how this decision exposes the Supreme Court as a tool of capital rather than as a neutral arbiter of law, and the need for poor and working people to demand action to keep people housed.

In the segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Radhika Desai, a Professor at the University of Manitoba and Director of Geopolitical Economy Research Group to discuss the suicide bombings at the airport in Kabul, how the US occupation gave rise to the current chaos, and the prospects of continued American presence in Afghanistan and in the region.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss the anniversary and legacy of Colin Kaepernick’s protest against police brutality, how the interaction between movement and culture exhibits the pervasiveness of the movement for Black lives despite attempts to suppress it, and the importance of organizing to critically attack systems that create social problems we are faced with.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Will Merrifield, a housing attorney in Washington, DC to discuss the lack of dispersal of rental assistance to help tenants avoid evictions, how this crisis is just the latest example of government prioritizing the profits of wealthy developers over the needs of working and poor people, and how global capital stops housing policy from being about housing people.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Joshua Cho, freelance writer and media critic to discuss corporate media’s employment of the debunked Wuhan lab leak theory to demonize China, the sinophobic and orientalist tropes that have emerged since before the COVID-19 pandemic fit into the rise in anti-Asian violence, and how this narrative obfuscates the deliberately negligent response to COVID-19 in the US.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and author of the book “The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean” and Blows Against the Empire: U.S. Imperialism in Crisis,” to discuss US funding and supporting of terrorist groups and the results of that support in Afghanistan, the potential fallout of Afghanistan's instability for its neighbors and in Africa, and Kamala Harris’ visit to Vietnam.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Stephen Gowans, author of “Traitors, Patriots, and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Fight for Freedom,” to discuss how capitalism drives vaccine inequality in the world, how pharmaceutical companies are putting the pursuit of profit over the needs of humanity, and how rich countries neglected public health measures to mitigate the pandemic and pursued a disastrous strategy focused on vaccines.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Zoe Pepper-Cunningham, a journalist with People’s Dispatch to discuss the slow coup attempt on Pedro Castillo’s government in Peru, the recent finding of massacres and race and gender based violence in Bolivia during the coup d’etat that installed Jeanine Áñez as president, and the killing of a student leader who opposed human rights violations in Colombia.


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 Brazil to discuss a potential January-6th-style insurrection in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro’s escalating attempts to consolidate and seize power, and the prospect of the ascendancy of Lula de Silva to the presidency.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Danny Haiphong, Contributing Editor of Black Agenda Report, Co-Host of The Left Lens, and co-author of “American Exceptionalism and American Innocence: A People's History of Fake News―From the Revolutionary War to the War on Terror” to discuss the myth of the lab leak theory and how it fits into the broader US pursuit of a new cold war on China, how the pandemic has exposed the prioritization of the interests of capital over lives, and Kamala Harris’ trip to Southeast Asia and its exposure of the decline of American influence in the region.

In the segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Zoe Pepper-Cunningham, a journalist with People’s Dispatch to discuss the slow coup attempt on Pedro Castillo’s government in Peru, the recent finding of massacres and race and gender based violence in Bolivia during the coup d’etat that installed Jeanine Áñez as president, and the killing of a student leader who opposed human rights violations in Colombia

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Stephen Gowans, author of “Traitors, Patriots, and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Fight for Freedom,” to discuss how capitalism drives vaccine inequality in the world, how pharmaceutical companies are putting the pursuit of profit over the needs of humanity, and how rich countries neglected public health measures to mitigate the pandemic and pursued a disastrous strategy focused on vaccines.

In the this segment of By Any Means Necessary, 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 Brazil to discuss a potential January-6th-style insurrection in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro’s escalating attempts to consolidate and seize power, and the prospect of the election of Lula de Silva to the presidency.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by China Dickerson, National Partnership Director of Men4Choice to discuss attacks on reproductive rights in Texas, how these attacks particularly target and harm Black, Latina, rural, and working class women, and why reproductive freedom is a cross-cutting justice issue.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Lillian House, writer for Breaking the Chains magazine and organizer with the ANSWER Coalition in Colorado to discuss the false concern for women that the US ruling class uses to advance its interests abroad, the role the US plays in depriving women and children of basic necessities both abroad and domestically, and the broader use of progressive sentiments by the US government and corporate media to manufacture consent.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss OnlyFans move to prohibit sexually explicit conduct at the behest of credit card companies, Google’s concerning releases of consumer location data to police, and the use of facial recognition technology by the US military.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Breakthrough News journalist Kei Pritsker to discuss Joe Biden’s decision to exit Afghanistan and how it fits into the broader project of full-spectrum dominance, how the ruling class and corporate media shift blame for social and economic problems from themselves onto targets of imperialism, the mistreatment of active duty military and veterans, and how capitalism and imperialism exacerbate the COVID-19 crisis.