By Any Means Necessary

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Basem Naim, former Health Minister of Gaza and head of the Hamas International Relations Office, to discuss the latest casualties in the Israeli siege of Gaza, their conditions for a ceasefire and its current prospects, and corporate media's tendency to ‘adopt the Israeli narrative.’

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and author of the book “The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering, and the Political Economy of Boxing,” to discuss the continuing impacts of Malcolm X’s legacy within and without the US, as well as the significance of Malcolm’s 1964 meeting with the PLO in terms of the longstanding ties between those struggling for Black liberation here and those struggling for national liberation in Palestine.


In the second segment, Jacquie and By Any Means producer Wyatt Reed are joined by journalist, writer and researcher Denis Rogatyuk to discuss the results of the historic constitutional assembly vote in Chile, why the country’s neoliberal elites were so dismayed by the results, and why the election appears to be "the most groundbreaking" in Chile since the plebiscite which ousted dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1988.


In the third segment, Jacquie is joined by Erica Caines, founder of Liberation Through Reading and member of the Black Alliance for Peace, to discuss the decision by a Baltimore judge to permit a fifth trial of Keith Davis, Jr. on a highly dubious murder charge, how Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s continued efforts to prosecute the case undercuts her progressive reputation, and the recurring health issues plaguing Davis throughout his seven years in state custody.


Later in the show, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Chuck Modiano, justice journalist and Sportswriter for Deadspin, to discuss the new resolution introduced by Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib which would block the sale of $735 million in bombs to Israel, what’s at the root of the rapidly-expanding solidarity between Black Lives Matter and Palestinian activists, and President Joe Biden’s apparent inability or unwillingness to force the Israeli regime to end its war crimes in Gaza.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, and author of the book “The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering, and the Political Economy of Boxing,” to discuss the continuing impacts of Malcolm X’s legacy within and without the US, as well as the significance of Malcolm’s 1964 meeting with the PLO in terms of the longstanding ties between those struggling for Black liberation here and those struggling for national liberation in Palestine.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by Erica Caines, founder of Liberation Through Reading and member of the Black Alliance for Peace, to discuss the decision by a Baltimore judge to permit a fifth trial of Keith Davis, Jr. on a highly dubious murder charge, how Baltimore State Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s continued efforts to prosecute the case undercuts her progressive reputation, and the recurring health issues plaguing Davis throughout his seven years in state custody.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by journalist, writer and researcher Denis Rogatyuk to discuss the results of the historic constitutional assembly vote in Chile, why the country’s neoliberal elites were so dismayed by the results, and why the election appears to be "the most groundbreaking" in Chile since the plebiscite which ousted dictator Augusto Pinochet in 1988.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by producer Wyatt Reed to discuss how pervasive and longstanding racial and class-based oppression in Colombia served as a catalyst for the anti-neoliberal movement sweeping the country, as well as some of the other factors which set the stage for the ongoing national strike.


In the second segment, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Charlotte Kates, International Coordinator for the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, to discuss the general strike being held today in resistance to the Israeli onslaught, the unprecedented unity behind the campaign among Palestinians throughout occupied Palestine, and how supporters of Palestinian liberation abroad can stand in solidarity.


In the third segment, Jacquie is joined by Tech for the People editor Chris Garaffa for another edition of our weekly segment “Tech For The People.” They discuss the crackdown by Venmo on donations to Palestinians, why Google maps renders occupied Palestinian territory blurry, and Facebook’s secret rules regarding the word “zionist.”


Later in the show, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Eleanor Goldfield, a creative activist, journalist, and co-host of the Common Censored podcast with Lee Camp, to discuss the refusal of Pasquotank County, District Attorney Andrew Womble to file charges against the officers who killed unarmed Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City, N.C., the continuing protests against Mountain Valley Pipeline in southwestern Virginia, and the revelation that the Colonial Pipeline shutoff which caused a massive spike in gas prices only occurred because the company wanted to ensure it could still bill customers.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Charlotte Kates, International Coordinator for the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, to discuss the general strike being held today in resistance to the Israeli onslaught, the unprecedented unity behind the campaign among Palestinians throughout occupied Palestine, and how supporters of Palestinian liberation abroad can stand in solidarity.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by Tech for the People editor Chris Garaffa for another edition of our weekly segment “Tech For The People.” They discuss the crackdown by Venmo on donations to Palestinians, why Google maps renders occupied Palestinian territory blurry, and Facebook’s secret rules regarding the word “zionist.”

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Asa Winstanley, investigative journalist and Associate editor with The Electronic Intifada, to discuss the ongoing refusal by the US government to pressure Israel to cease its air assault on Gaza, the destruction by Israeli forces of the office housing AP and Al Jazeera facilities, and the extent to which the public reaction in the Global North has shifted since Israel’s last attack on the ‘open-air prison’ of Gaza.


In the second segment, Jacquie is joined by Thapelo Mohapi of the South African social movement Abashlali baseMjondolo to discuss their recent statement in support with Palestine and why their history of militant struggle against apartheid makes showing solidarity with Palestinians a moral imperative.


In the third segment, Jacquie is joined by Michelle Witte, co-host of Political Misfits here on Radio Sputnik, to discuss Neera Tanden’s recent appointment as advisor to the Biden administration, as well as the White House’s rejection of Symone Sanders as press secretary even after her vociferous public defense of Joe Biden during the primaries.


Later in the show, Jacquie and Wyatt are joined by Jamal "DJ One Luv" Muhammad, host of the "Love Lounge" radio show on digitalanalgoradio.com and Twitch.TV, to discuss the pretrial hearing of former Brooklyn Center, MN officer Kim Potter in the police killing of Daunte Wright, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s push to expand the ranks of Metropolitan Police Department despite the hiring freeze imposed by City Council, and the campaign to reduce the concentration of liquors stores in working-class and predominantly-Black DC neighborhoods.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman is joined by Thapelo Mohapi of the South African social movement Abashlali baseMjondolo to discuss their recent statement in support with Palestine and why their history of militant struggle against apartheid makes showing solidarity with Palestinians a moral imperative.