By Any Means Necessary

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Ben Becker, Editor at Breakthrough News, to discuss the $900B COVID-19 relief package set to pass Congress, the stark differences in how the working and owning classes have fared amid the pandemic, and how anti-China and anti-Russia mainstream media narratives are hindering the global response to COVID-19.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Johanna Fernandez, assistant professor of history at Baruch College of the City University and author of the new book The Young Lords: A Radical History, to discuss the recent legal victory in the fight to free political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, why the evidence set to be admitted is so crucial for proving Abu-Jamal's innocence, and the impact of the recent press conference she organized featuring figures like Colin Kaepernick and Angela Davis on the growing public outcry over Mumia's continued incarceration.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, host Jacquie Luqman and producer Wyatt Reed are joined by Joe Lauria, editor of Consortium News, to discuss the recent cyberattacks alleged to have been carried out by Russia, the history of mainstream media taking US intelligence claims at face value, how the US political class and the cyberwarfare segment of the military-industrial complex stand to gain from the developments, and why he thinks it's an attempt by hawks and hardliners to box in Biden on diplomacy before he enters office.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Levi Rickert, editor and publisher of Tribal Business News, as well as the founder, publisher and editor of Native News Online, to discuss president-elect Joe Biden's nomination of New Mexico Representative Deb Halaand to Interior Secretary, why he sees the potential appointment as a hopeful sign, and the continuing impacts of the Trump administration on issues Native sovereignty.

In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Zoe Pepper-Cunningham, a journalist with People’s Dispatch to discuss the detention of three important social movement leaders by Colombian authorities, and the ongoing campaign of assassinations being carried out against some of the country's most vocal advocates for workers and marginalized communities.

In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports podcast, for another edition of our new weekly segment “The Red Spin Report." They discuss Barack Obama's interview with Bakari Sellers in which the former president voiced support for compensating college athletes, what Sellers' open embrace of Zionism says about his own perspective and aspirations, and the recent decision by Major League Baseball to formally designate the Negro Leagues as part of the MLB.

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 the news that a Republican Senator has blocked an attempt to issue a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks, the news that establishment Democrats worked together to deny Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a position on the Energy & Commerce Committee, and why truth-telling is considered so radical in a society founded on racial oppression.

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 new weekly segment “The Red Spin Report." They discuss Barack Obama's interview with Bakari Sellers in which the former president voiced support for compensating college athletes, what Sellers' open embrace of Zionism says about his own perspective and aspirations, and the recent decision by Major League Baseball to formally designate the Negro Leagues as part of the MLB.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Zoe Pepper-Cunningham, a journalist with People’s Dispatch to discuss the detention of three important social movement leaders by Colombian authorities, and the ongoing campaign of assassinations being carried out against some of the country's most vocal advocates for workers and marginalized communities.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Sputnik News Analyst Morgan Artyukhina to discuss the revelation that Trump's science adviser insisted the US government "let the kids and young folk get infected" with coronavirus, why it seems unlikely the administration of president-elect Joe Biden will offer a real alternative to the Trump's public health policy, and what explains the huge divide in how the working and ruling classes have fared this year.

In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran, to discuss the attempts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by its remaining signatories, why corporate media outlets are painting the recently-executed Iranian who admitted to collaborating with French intelligence as a journalist, where the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh fits into the long-term plot to assassinate Iranian scientists, and why US agression against Iran is unlikely to end even if the incoming Biden administration returns the US to compliance with the terms of the JCPOA.

In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus, economist, radio show host, & author of "The Scourge of Neoliberalism," to discuss reports that Congress is on the verge of reaching an agreement on a new coronavirus relief package, why he refers to it as a "mitigation" bill rather than a "stimulus" deal, and why the proposed $600 check seems so insufficient for Americans struggling to deal with the coming hunger and eviction crisis.

Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Abdushshahid Luqman, Executive Producer of Luqman Nation, to discuss Joe Biden's latest round of nominations for his upcoming term, the president-elect's recent refusal to use executive orders to advance a progressive agenda, and how the 'Black Misleadership Class' works to redirect the anger of working and oppressed communities into channels which preserve the status quo.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Jack Rasmus, economist, radio show host, and author of "The Scourge of Neoliberalism," to discuss reports that Congress is on the verge of reaching an agreement on a new coronavirus relief package, why he refers to it as a "mitigation" bill rather than a "stimulus" deal, and why the proposed $600 check seems so insufficient for Americans struggling to deal with the coming hunger and eviction crisis.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Sputnik News Analyst Morgan Artyukhina to discuss the revelation that Trump's science adviser insisted the US government "let the kids and young folk get infected" with coronavirus, why it seems unlikely the administration of president-elect Joe Biden will offer a real alternative to the Trump's public health policy, and what explains the huge divide in how the working and ruling classes have fared this year.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran, to discuss the attempts to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action by its remaining signatories, why corporate media outlets are painting the recently-executed Iranian who admitted to collaborating with French intelligence as a journalist, where the murder of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh fits into the long-term plot to assassinate Iranian scientists, and why US agression against Iran is unlikely to end even if the incoming Biden administration returns the US to compliance with the terms of the JCPOA.