By Any Means Necessary

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nnamdi Lumumba, Ujima People’s Progress Party State Organizer to discuss the Baltimore City Circuit Court putting a stop to Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to end the federal unemployment benefits program early, the judge’s decision highlighting the irreparable harm, unequal and unfair impact, and prioritize public interest in continuing the federal benefits, and the ability to use this ruling to organize for Black working-class political power in Maryland.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by independent journalist Nathália Urban to discuss CIA Director William Burns visiting the Jair Bolsonaro government in Brazil, Bolsonaro’s increasing disapproval rating, and how the right-wing president appears to be laying the groundwork to undermine the next election as he is already trailing behind former President Lula Da Silva.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Miguel Garcia, host and creator of the Sports as a Weapon, podcast to discuss the Tokyo Olympics barring spectators as Japan enters its fourth Covid state of emergency, the racism inherent in the Olympics suspending Sha’Carri Richardson and how the Los Angeles Dodgers are starting to distance themselves from Trevor Bauer following serious sexual assault allegations.


Later in the show Jacquie and Sean are joined by independent researcher Sam Menefee-Libey to discuss the deadly consequences of capitalist greed at the root of the horrific Surfside building collapse, how urban and community planning can be used to drive equitable and sustainable development, especially in light of climate change, how the physical space around us often reflects the nature and values of capitalism, and how individual efforts to challenge capitalist indoctrination can contribute to a movement for a more sustainable future.

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by independent journalist Nathália Urban to discuss CIA Director William Burns visiting the Jair Bolsonaro government in Brazil, Bolsonaro’s increasing disapproval rating, and how the right-wing president appears to be laying the groundwork to undermine the next election as he is already trailing behind former President Lula Da Silva.

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nnamdi Lumumba, Ujima People’s Progress Party State Organizer to discuss the Baltimore City Circuit Court putting a stop to Gov. Larry Hogan’s plan to end the federal unemployment benefits program early, the judge’s decision highlighting the irreparable harm, unequal and unfair impact, and prioritize public interest in continuing the federal benefits, and the ability to use this ruling to organize for Black working-class political power in Maryland.

On this episode 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 Washington Post openly calling for UN intervention in Haiti following the assassination of defacto President Jovenel Moise, how the political situation was shaping up just before Moise’s killing, and which class interests would stand to gain from yet another intervention in the country.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Leo Flores, Latin America Campaign Coordinator at CODEPINK, to discuss the unlawful arrest, torture and detainment of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, how it’s part and parcel of the US government’s attack on the CLAP Program, which provides food relief under Washington’s sanctions and how Saab’s condition is connected to the US’ ongoing desire for regime change in Venezuela.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Johnny Perez, Director of U.S. Prison Programs, National Religious Campaign Against Torture to discuss the work of the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce (FAST) to push the Biden administration to fulfill his campaign promise to end solitary confinement in US, how solitary confinement contributes to increased mental distress, violence, and self-harm among those subjected to it and how that affects the communities they go back to, how solitary confinement is used as a tool of control against Black, Latinx, Native, and other people of color, as well as transgender and gender non-conforming people, people with mental health needs, and young people, and how the use of solitary confinement to control and oppress people is a reflection of the true nature of the larger system of incarceration in the US.


In the last segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jon Jeter, award-winning journalist and foreign correspondent, radio and television producer, Bluesologist and Decolonizer, and author of the book “Flat Broke in the Free Market: How Globalization Fleeced Working People” to discuss the connections between Haiti’s history of successful revolution and perpetual punishment, how the constant targeting of Haiti is tied to debt to its former colonial power France, how imperialism must destroy Haiti to destroy the example it sets for successful revolution to the world, and the impact on radical journalism that Nikole Hannah-Jones joining Howard University’s School of Journalism if any.

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Leo Flores, Latin America Campaign Coordinator at CODEPINK, to discuss the unlawful arrest, torture and detainment of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, how it’s part and parcel of the US government’s attack on the CLAP Program, which provides food relief under Washington’s sanctions and how Saab’s condition is connected to the US’ ongoing desire for regime change in Venezuela.

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Johnny Perez, Director of U.S. Prison Programs, National Religious Campaign Against Torture to discuss the work of the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce (FAST) to push the Biden administration to fulfill his campaign promise to end solitary confinement in US, how solitary confinement contributes to increased mental distress, violence, and self-harm among those subjected to it and how that affects the communities they go back to, how solitary confinement is used as a tool of control against Black, Latinx, Native, and other people of color, as well as transgender and gender non-conforming people, people with mental health needs, and young people, and how thew use of solitary confinement to control and oppress people is a reflection of the true nature of the larger system of incarceration in the US.

On this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Gabriel Rockhill, an organizer, Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop, and Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, to mark six months since the armed, racist mob attack against the US Capitol, pulling from the history of the 1934 ‘Business Plot’ where Wall Street and prominent US families conspired to carry out a fascist coup against the government of Franklin D. Roosevelt in an effort to roll back the New Deal. Rockhill makes note of the role of communist organizers in the anti-fascist struggle and proffers that organizers of today should take note of this history as we see similar contradictions in the ruling class in our current moment.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Vicki Cervantes, North America Coordinator of the Honduras Solidarity Network to discuss Roberto David Castillo being charged in conspiring in the assassination of indigenous organizer Berta Caceres, how Carceres’ killing evidences the grave human rights condition in Honduras, and prevailing questions about the possible involvement of US-backed President Juan Orlando Hernandez


In the third 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 recent and ongoing discovery of the remains of hundreds of indigenous children in unmarked graves at several of Canada’s residential schools, how the discovery of the childrens’ remains defies Canada’s reputation as the kindly northern neighbor to the US, how the schools were an expression of settler colonialism and genocide against Indigenous people in Canada, and how the very use of the term “residential school” is an example of how settler colonialism distorts history, as the sites were really indoctrination/assimilation centers designed to strip Indigenous children of their language and culture, and forced labor camps where hundreds - if not thousands - of lives were taken, and survivors were left with lifelong trauma.


In the final segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jemima Pierre, Haiti/Americas Coordinator for the Black Alliance for Peace to discuss the assassination of embattled Haitian president Jovenel Moise, the long history of US-led imperialism in the government of Haiti that every president supported, the implication on the assassination on the relationship between Haiti and Venezuela, the connection to the right-wing government in countries like the Dominican Republic to Haitian politics, what continued imperialist control of Haiti means for US influence in the Caribbean, and how this latest intervention in Haitian politics is part of the persistent Western white supremacist attack on the Black nation that fought for and won it’s own self-determination.

In this 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 recent and ongoing discovery of the remains of hundreds of indigenous children in unmarked graves at several of Canada’s residential schools, how the discovery of the childrens’ remains defies Canada’s reputation as the kindly northern neighbor to the US, how the schools were an expression of settler colonialism and genocide against Indigenous people in Canada, and how the very use of the term “residential school” is an example of how settler colonialism distorts history, as the sites were really indoctrination/assimilation centers designed to strip Indigenous children of their language and culture, and forced labor camps where hundreds - if not thousands - of lives were taken, and survivors were left with lifelong trauma.

In this segment Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Gabriel Rockhill, an organizer, Founding Director of the Critical Theory Workshop, and Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, to mark six months since the armed, racist mob attack against the US Capitol, pulling from the history of the 1934 ‘Business Plot’ where Wall Street and prominent US families conspired to carry out a fascist coup against the government of Franklin D. Roosevelt in an effort to roll back the New Deal. Rockhill makes note of the role of communist organizers in the anti-fascist struggle and proffers that organizers of today should take note of this history as we see similar contradictions in the ruling class in our current moment.

In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Vicki Cervantes, North America Coordinator of the Honduras Solidarity Network to discuss Roberto David Castillo being charged in conspiring in the assassination of indigenous organizer Berta Caceres, how Carceres’ killing evidences the grave human rights condition in Honduras, and prevailing questions about the possible involvement of US-backed President Juan Orlando Hernandez