By Any Means Necessary

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman 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.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Mohamed Abdulkadir, a Somali journalist based in Cape Town, South Africa, to discuss the ongoing US campaign of covert warfare being carried out in Somalia, the political crisis playing out as US-backed President Mohamed Farmaajo clings to power, and the impacts of the devastating drought which continues to plague the country.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Christine Hong, Associate Professor of Transnational Asian American, Korean Diaspora and Critical Pacific Rim Studies at UC-Santa Cruz and author of the new book, “A Violent Peace: Race, U.S. Militarism, and Cultures of Democratization in Cold War Asia and the Pacific,” to discuss the North Korean government’s announcement that it’s uninterested in restarting nuclear talks until the US abandons its “hostile policies” against the country, the political and cultural consequences of the division of Korea, and the links between imperialism, racial fetishization, and the massacre of Asian women near Atlanta this week.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Consortium News Editor Joe Lauria to discuss the new US government intelligence report alleging the Russian and Iranian governments attempted to “influence” the 2020 US presidential election, why the corporate media seems to take the report at face value, and the political utility of the Russiagate narrative post-Trump.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Behind The Headlines journalist Dan Cohen to discuss potential links between the massacre of Asian women in Atlanta Tuesday night and the recent surge in anti-Chinese news coverage, his new mini-documentary exposing the propaganda campaign aimed at convincing the world China is carrying out “genocide” on the Uighur population, and how the US government uses such accusations to carry out economic warfare against the country.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jared Ball, a father, husband, Professor of Communication Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD, the curator of imixwhatilike.org and author of the new book, “The Myth and Propaganda of Black Buying Power,” to discuss white supremacy and white innocence in the context of massacre of Asian women in Atlanta, ADOS and the importance of international solidarity, and the alarming extent of government surveillance capability.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Behind The Headlines journalist Dan Cohen to discuss potential links between the massacre of Asian women in Atlanta Tuesday night and the recent surge in anti-Chinese news coverage, his new mini-documentary exposing the propaganda campaign aimed at convincing the world China is carrying out “genocide” on the Uighur population, and how the US government uses such accusations to carry out economic warfare against the country.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Consortium News Editor Joe Lauria to discuss the new US government intelligence report alleging the Russian and Iranian governments attempted to “influence” the 2020 US presidential election, why the corporate media seems to take the report at face value, and the political utility of the Russiagate narrative post-Trump.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Ted Rall, award-winning editorial cartoonist and columnist, and author of the new book, “Political Suicide: The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party,” to discuss his new article “There Are More Socialists Than Democrats or Republicans. We Should Act like It,” new polling data revealing more people in the US disapprove of capitalism than support either major party, and the pressing need for a viable political party to give a voice to those disenfranchised by the two-party system.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad, a former political prisoner, Black Panther Party leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army, to discuss the plight of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal as he struggles with Covid-19 and a myriad of other critical health issues, and how police unions wield their 'unprecedented political clout' to protect white supremacy in the US.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, to talk about the news that it appears Google fired multiple members of its Ethics AI Board, the response by the Google Walkout For Real Change campaign, and the huge surge in cybercriminal activity targeting students taking online classes.


Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Abdushshahid Luqman, Executive Producer of Luqman Nation, to discuss criticism of Lil Baby’s Grammy performance with Tamika Mallory, ‘stan culture’ and capitalist American mythology, and how Democratic Party elites and well-funded NGOs weaponize liberal identity reductionism.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad, a former political prisoner, Black Panther Party leader, and co-founder of the Black Liberation Army, to discuss the plight of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal as he struggles with Covid-19 and a myriad of other critical health issues, and how police unions wield their 'unprecedented political clout' to protect white supremacy in the US.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Chris Garaffa, editor of Tech for the People, to talk about the news that it appears Google has now fired multiple members of its AI Ethics Board, the response by the Google Walkout For Real Change campaign, and the huge surge in cybercriminal activity targeting students taking online classes.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Heather Benno, attorney and founder of Immigrant Justice Solutions, to discuss the Department of Homeland’s announcement of the construction of a new so-called ‘child migrant facility,’ the horrific conditions plaguing existing detention centers, why the transition from the Trump to the Biden administration has meant little practical difference for the kids in cages.


In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ollie Vargas, writer and journalist for Kawsachun News, to discuss the arrest and prosecution of former Bolivian President Jeanine Añez for her role in the coup d’etat which overthrew democratically-elected Pres. Evo Morales and the subsequent massacres of the indigenous protesters who took to the streets to defend his administration.


In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by independent journalist Nathália Urban to discuss the third anniversary of the assassination of Marielle Franco, why the slaying of the Rio de Janeiro Councilor caused such an massive uproar among progressive forces in Brazil, and how the racialized impact of the country’s massive Covid outbreak reflects the importance of Franco’s intersectional struggle.


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 new book “The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering, and the Political Economy of Boxing,” to discuss the latest news surrounding the so-called “Quad” of Japan, India, Australia, and the US, the upcoming meeting between Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Chinese officials in Alaska, and the deep interconnections between race, class, and gender-based oppression under capitalism.