By Any Means Necessary

In the this segment of By Any Means Necessary, 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.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, 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 this segment 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 this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss the anniversary of the killing of George Jackson and the true nature of prison under the white supremacist criminal-legal system.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Adjoa A. Aiyetoro, Professor of Law Emerita University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and organizer with the Black and Brown Activism Defense Collective to discuss the Biden administration’s prosecution of Black Lives Matter activists with federal crimes, the historical targeting of Black activists under so-called counterterrorism measures, and how the Black liberation struggle has been painted as a national security threat.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Brian Becker, host of the Socialist Program to discuss the FBI ludicrously concluding that there was no coordination of the January 6th insurrection on the Capitol, the refusal to levy charges of seditious conspiracy despite the copious evidence to support such charges, and how multiple converging crises bring the legitimacy of the current political and economic system into question.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Maurice Cook, founder of Serve Your City to discuss the recent increase in the homeless population in Washington, DC and the harmful and dehumanizing institutional response to encampments, the displacement of longtime DC residents and the neglect of the needs of the Black working class and poor, and the need to organize to promote a better world that addresses the needs of all poor and working class people.

How Imperialism Could Have Contributed To The Opioid Crisis, Inconsistencies in Charges Brought Against Meng Wanzhou, Minor Leaguers Continue To Be Exploited

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Zach Kerner, Member of the Afghanistan Committee of Black Alliance for Peace’s Solidarity Network to discuss opium production in Afghanistan and the US role in it, the growing problem of addiction in both Afghanistan and the US, and how imperialism has encouraged both production and addiction.

In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by K.J. Noh, a geopolitical analyst, a member of Veterans for Peace, and senior correspondent with Flashpoints on KPFA, to discuss the inconsistencies in charges brought against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou by the US Department of Justice in her extradition trial in Canada, the clear political interests of the US in prosecuting Meng, and why the US wants to take down Huawei.

In the third segment, It’s FRIDAY so it’s time for another edition of our new weekly segment “The Red Spin Report,” where we discuss sports, politics and struggle with Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports to discuss the severe exploitation of the athletic labor of Minor League Baseball players by Major League Baseball, the sickening new lottery system that can further exploit the destitution of Minor League players, and Brett Favre’s recent comments on preventing the development of CTE in children.

Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kalonji Jama Changa, author, filmmaker, community organizer, co-host of the Renegade Culture podcast, co-founder of Black Power Media and Founder of the FTP movement to discuss President Biden’s remarks on Afghanistan and the refugee crisis, the importance of commemorating the history of Black August and its relevance to the movement today, and the suspect in the Capitol Hill bomb threat and how it reveals how this system prioritizes the grievances of white right-wing people over the grievances of Black and radical organizers.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, It’s FRIDAY so it’s time for another edition of our new weekly segment “The Red Spin Report,” where we discuss sports, politics and struggle with Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports to discuss the severe exploitation of the athletic labor of Minor League Baseball players by Major League Baseball, the sickening new lottery system that can further exploit the destitution of Minor League players, and Brett Favre’s recent comments on preventing the development of CTE in children.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by K.J. Noh, a geopolitical analyst, a member of Veterans for Peace, and senior correspondent with Flashpoints on KPFA, to discuss the inconsistencies in charges brought against Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou by the US Department of Justice in her extradition trial in Canada, the clear political interests of the US in prosecuting Meng, and why the US wants to take down Huawei.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Zach Kerner, Member of the Afghanistan Committee of Black Alliance for Peace’s Solidarity Network, to discuss opium production in Afghanistan and the US role in it, the growing problem of addiction in both Afghanistan and the US, and how imperialism has encouraged both production and addiction.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Anoa Changa, movement journalist, to discuss a potential takeover of Fulton County elections by the Republican-controlled State Elections Board, the stakes of the potential takeover on both federal and local levels, and the idolization of politicians for doing the bare minimum despite their records


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ollie Vargas, writer and journalist with Radio Kawsachun Coca, to discuss Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s vision for a united Latin America and regional integration without the United States, Canada and the Organization of American States, the challenges that pro-US governments in Latin America pose to this idea, and the importance of Cuba to the idea of a sovereign Latin America.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kim Ives, editor of the English Section of Haiti Liberte to discuss the political realities that prevent Haiti from responding to natural disasters, how NGOs closely tied with the US government swoop in to profit from disasters without helping Hatians, and the exclusion of millions of Hatians in finding solutions to Haiti’s problems.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ted Rall, award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist, and author of the new graphic novel, "The Stringer" to discuss the bomb threat and standoff on Capitol Hill and its relation to the history of far-right violence, the ongoing failure and brutality of the US in Afghanistan, how the long history of imperialism in Afghanistan has contributed to the current situation, and why the US was collecting biometric data of Afghans.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ollie Vargas, writer and journalist with Radio Kawsachun Coca, to discuss Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s vision for a united Latin America and regional integration without the United States, Canada and the Organization of American States, the challenges that pro-US governments in Latin America pose to this idea, and the importance of Cuba to the idea of a sovereign Latin America.