By Any Means Necessary

In this segment 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 disintegration of the state” in Haiti, the splits emerging between the Haitian police and ruling class, and the emerging alliance of lumpenproletariat elements headed by former police officer Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizie.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Kambale Musavuli with the Centre for Research on the Congo to discuss the US government’s designation of Ugandan rebel group Allied Democratic Forces as a terrorist organization, why US allegations that the organization is allied with ISIS don’t hold up, and how the US government’s so-called “War on Terror” has played out on the continent historically.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the latest sanctions placed on Chinese officials by the US and the European Union, the response by the Chinese government, and how corporate media and US politicians of both parties are using allegations of abuse of Uighur Muslims to stir up anti-Chinese sentiment.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by retired attorney and freelance journalist Anoa Changa to discuss growing solidarity between Black and Asian communities in the wake of the Atlanta massacre and why it seems the killer was motivated by both misogyny and racism.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, for another edition of our new weekly segment “Tech For The People.” They discuss the class-action lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages for Facebook’s violations of user privacy, and how a sexual abuse case exposed the massive facial recognition capabilities of the Clearview app.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Jamal "DJ One Luv" Muhammad to discuss the impact of the violence that the US is founded and continues to thrive on is being reflected in mass shootings, how even those who benefit from the oppression of the working class and poor are impacted by the trauma of that oppression, the glaring example of the persistent system of patriarchy in America that the NCAA tournament's women's gym scandal exposed, and why the struggle for dignity of all working class, poor and oppressed people must be an international, intersectional, multicultural one.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by retired attorney and freelance journalist Anoa Changa to discuss growing solidarity between Black and Asian communities in the wake of the Atlanta massacre and why it seems the killer was motivated by both misogyny and racism.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ian Goodrum, Senior Editor and Columnist at China Daily, to discuss the latest sanctions placed on Chinese officials by the US and the European Union, the response by the Chinese government, and how corporate media and US politicians of both parties are using allegations of abuse of Uighur Muslims to stir up anti-Chinese sentiment.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Rachel Hu, co-host of the new podcast from Breakthrough News, It’s Not You, It’s Capitalism, to discuss the dozens of protests against anti-Asian hatred held this weekend across the country, corporate media’s efforts to portray the Atlanta massacre as anything but a hate crime, and how State Secretary Anthony Blinken’s accusations in the recent meeting with Chinese officials in Alaska plays into anti-Chinese sentiment.



In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Frank Chapman, Director of the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, and author of the new book, “Marxist-Leninist Perspectives on Black Liberation and Socialism,” to discuss the new joint ordinance proposed by a coalition of Chicago groups demanding police accountability and what makes the proposal so significant.



In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Asa Winstanley, investigative journalist and Associate editor with The Electronic Intifada, to discuss his new piece in Declassified UK, “Britain’s secret political police,” and his own first-hand experience as an apparent target of the British government’s massive political surveillance operations.



Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by organizer and environmental justice consultant Kari Fulton to discuss how public transportation connects with race and class, why when it comes to the Atlanta massacre, “we’re not talking about a disturbed individual, we’re talking about a disturbed system,” and the politics behind so-called “cancel culture.”

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Rachel Hu, co-host of the new podcast from Breakthrough News, It’s Not You, It’s Capitalism, to discuss the dozens of protests against anti-Asian hatred held this weekend across the country, corporate media’s efforts to portray the Atlanta massacre as anything but a hate crime, and how State Secretary Anthony Blinken’s accusations in the recent meeting with Chinese officials in Alaska plays into anti-Chinese sentiment.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Asa Winstanley, investigative journalist and Associate editor with The Electronic Intifada, to discuss his new piece in Declassified UK, “Britain’s secret political police,” and his own first-hand experience as an apparent target of the British government’s massive political surveillance operations.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Reginald Black, Advocacy Director for the People for Fairness Coalition and the COVID-19 Outreach Initiative to discuss a new letter from over 2,000 organizations calling on President Joe Biden to extend the eviction moratorium, the looming wave of evictions likely to result unless the federal government takes action, and strategies for greater occupant control over public housing affairs that have been hidden (intentionally or otherwise) from so many residents.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports podcast for another edition of our weekly segment “The Red Spin Report.” They discuss the shocking disparity between the men’s and women’s athletic facilities at the NCAA basketball tournament exposed by Oregon’s Sedona Prince, how the league’s model of unpaid labor makes March Madness the most profitable postseason TV deal in sports, and how LSU worked to bury sexual misconduct allegations against players.



Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Dave Ragland, the Co-Executive Director of the Truth Telling Project, and Director of the Grassroots Reparations Campaign, to discuss Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s meeting with Chinese officials, links between white supremacy at home and US imperialism abroad, discussions around reparations taking place in Illinois and across the country.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Reginald Black, Advocacy Director for the People for Fairness Coalition and the COVID-19 Outreach Initiative, to discuss a new letter from over 2,000 organizations calling on President Joe Biden to extend the eviction moratorium, the looming wave of evictions likely to result unless the federal government takes action, and strategies for greater occupant control over public housing affairs that have been hidden (intentionally or otherwise) from so many residents.