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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Aidan Jonah, Editor-in-Chief of The Canada Files to discuss the ongoing fallout of the Canadian parliament honoring former member of the Waffen SS Yaroslav Hunka and what it reveals about historical and contemporary support for Nazis and other right-wing elements in Canada, the absurdity of many arguments which attempt to characterize the controversy as playing into Russian propaganda, and how this incident may affect Canadian politics and continued support for the conflict in Ukraine.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Margaret Flowers, Co-Founder of Popular Resistance and Director of the Health Over Profit for Everyone Campaign to discuss a Washington Post analysis on how chronic illnesses and the way the healthcare system does or does not deal with them are driving the decrease in life expectancy, how this reports highlights how race and class can determine how these chronic illnesses are treated or not treated, how the focus on expensive interventions when these illnesses get to a severe point compares to a system like Cuba which focuses on preventative care, and why organizers are pushing for a healthcare system that meets the needs of working and poor people.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Miguel Garcia of the ANTICONQUISTA Collective, also the host and creator of the Sports as a Weapon podcast to discuss how Ron DeSantis’ right-wing education campaign is shaping the makeup of the New College and the role that student-athletes and their scholarships are playing in that campaign, “The Blind Side” author Michael Lewis’ comments on former NFL player Michael Oher’s lawsuit against Leigh Anne Tuohy and Sean Tuohy, and a new proposal for a stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Florida and how public money is a part of it.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Gloria La Riva, coordinator of the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five to discuss the anniversary of the sabotage of Cubana Airlines Flight 455 and how the US has supported terrorism in Cuba, how this connects to recent attacks on the Cuban embassy in Washington, DC as public opinion on Cuba begins to turn against the blockade, and how sanctions are behind the migration of Cubans and Venezuelans to the US and how the media mischaracterizes why they leave.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Walter Smolarek, a journalist, organizer and editor of Liberation newspaper, and managing editor of LiberationNews.org to discuss the historic ouster of Kevin McCarthy from his position as Speaker of the House over the deal he made to avoid a government shutdown, the roots of this event in the recent history of the Republican Party and its embrace of right-wing elements such as the Tea Party and Donald Trump, and how this dysfunction showcases the reasons why voters are dissatisfied with the political system.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Zoe Pepper-Cunningham, a journalist with Peoples Dispatch to discuss raids carried out on the homes of journalists associated with progressive news organization NewsClick and Peoples Dispatch in India, how these raids may be connected to accusations made in the New York Times which characterized peace activists and journalists as alleged agents of China, and how organizations around the world are fighting back against repression and for press freedom.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Danaka Katovich, national co-director of CODEPINK to discuss the arrest of eleven anti-war protesters who were protesting ongoing US aid to Ukraine outside the office of Senator Bernie Sanders, why progressives like Bernie Sanders have rejected an anti-war message despite their past statements to the contrary, why progressive activists are challenging progressive politicians to speak out for peace, and why a pro-peace message is resonating with a majority of Americans according to recent polls.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Eleanor Goldfield, a creative activist, journalist, co-host of Project Censored, and the filmmaker behind the documentary “To The Trees” to discuss the recent anniversary of the founding of Wikileaks and why the US is so interested in persecuting Julian Assange for exposing the crimes of empire, the ongoing struggle by activists in Atlanta to stop the “Cop City” training facility and the repression they face, growing efforts to ban books from schools and what effect they could have on education, and how intensifying economic conditions necessitate building a political movement that speaks to the struggles of working people.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Luis Feliz Leon, staff writer for Labor Notes to discuss the ongoing strike by members of the United Auto Workers against the Big 3 automakers, how the stand up strike model being employed by the UAW has fit into the culture of striking in the union and how reforms within the union have changed it, the history of the UAW in supporting other social movements and how the current leadership of the union is rekindling that orientation, and how the visit by President Biden to the picket line demonstrates the resurgence of the labor movement.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Jemima Pierre, Haiti/Americas Coordinator for the Black Alliance for Peace to discuss the United Nations Security Council approving a multinational force led by Kenya to intervene in Haiti, why the US is behind this intervention despite Kenya’s leadership in it, why Kenyan President Willaim Ruto’s justification for this intervention under the guise of pan-Africanism mischaracterize the nature of pan-Africanism, and how the conversations about gangs in Haiti have obscured the role of the imperialism in the country.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Martín Varese, social media manager with People’s Dispatch and sociologist to discuss comments made by Argentine right-wing presidential candidate Javier Milei downplaying the number of disappearances that happened during Argentina’s military dictatorship, how the military dictatorship used these disappearances to suppress progressive dissent during its time in power, and why Milei is making these comments now as he continues his run for president in Argentina.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ken Hammond, professor of East Asian and Global History at New Mexico State University, an activist with the organization Pivot to Peace and author of the new book, “China's Revolution and the Quest for a Socialist Future” to discuss the 74th anniversary of the Communist Party of China coming to power in the country and how China’s revolution continues, a recent State Department report alleging that China is investing in disinformation and China’s refutation of that report and highlighting of US disinformation campaigns, and recent attacks on journalists and activists who have been characterized as controlled by China.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Caro Yao, educator and organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation in New York City to discuss torrential rain and flooding in New York City and how the city failed to give advanced warning about the flooding and to prepare infrastructure to deal with it despite past instances of flooding, how climate change is threatening to bring more of these disasters to New York City as economic conditions for working people continue to deteriorate, and why the inaction of the city and the country must be met by a birad-based climate movement.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Erica Caines, founder of Liberation Through Reading and Editor of Hood Communist Blog to discuss how popular conceptions of Black feminism often fall short by lacking a class analysis, how revolutionary African feminism can provide an alternative that is more focused on structural inequality and colonialism, and why a more collective vision of feminism is vital for movements that wish to speak to the issues facing working class Black women.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa, co-host of the CovertAction Bulletin podcast to discuss an upcoming test of the national emergency alert system and how victims of domestic violence and others can silence their devices for their safety, a recently revealed set of notes from a Google executive who compared the company’s economic model to the economics of cigarettes and illicit drugs as Google continues to be involved in an antitrust trial, and a new report detailing the extent of surveillance ordered under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act as the provision’s renewal heads to Congress.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Esther Iverem, artist, author, independent journalist, and host and producer of On The Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital, which you can listen to both as a podcast and on Pacifica Radio to discuss the end of pandemic-era aid for child care centers and what affect that will have on children and their caretakers, how the Biden administration’s approach to journalists such as Shireen Abu Akleh and Julian Assange expose its orientation toward journalism, a recent shooting at a demonstration against the installation of a statue of an American colonizer in New Mexico, and the UN Security Council approving a multinational foreign intervention in Haiti.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Lee Camp, stand-up comedian, writer, activist and author of “Bullet Points and Punch Lines: The Most Important Commentary Ever Written On the Epic American Tragicomedy” to discuss an upcoming event calling for peace in Ukraine which features Cornel West and other activists, a recent article written about the event which attempts to characterize West as allying with Russia and China sympathizers, why the media is so focused on stifling dissent by calling activists radical and focusing on past employment in state-funded media, and why these attacks are coming now as the hyped Ukrainian counter-offensive continues to falter.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Robert Hockett, Edward Cornell Professor of Law at Cornell University and Senior Counsel for Westwood Capital to discuss the resumption of student loan debt repayment and how it could affect efforts to achieve a “soft landing” out of the inflationary crisis, how the Federal Reserve has intervened in past debt crises and why similar logic behind those decisions could apply to the student loan debt crisis, and how the resumption of repayment could affect Joe Biden’s efforts to be re-elected in light of his campaign promises to cancel student debt.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Calla Walsh, Co-chair of the National Network on Cuba to discuss the indictment of Senator Robert Menendez on charges of bribery and how activists against the blockade against Cuba have responded, Menendez’s role in maintaining the blockade on Cuba and promoting anti-Cuba policy through his past role as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and what the future might hold for US-Cuba relations as the Biden administration continues to maintain Cuba’s status on the State Sponsors of Terrorism list.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kristine Hendrix, President to the University City School Board, Junior Bayard Rustin Fellow with the Fellowship for Reconciliation and contributor to the Truth-Telling Project and "We Stay Woke" podcast to discuss a new poll documenting the lack of enthusiasm for a potential Biden-Trump matchup in the 2024 election, the recent visits by Trump and Biden to the UAW picket line and how they demonstrate why many voters might be apathetic toward politics, and how US celebrity culture has warped many Americans’ understanding of politics.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Linwood Tauheed, Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Information at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and Graduate Faculty at the University of Missouri-Columbia to discuss the impending government shutdown and what affect it might have on the economy, how the House Freedom Caucus’ demands for rollbacks of social spending are placing House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s position in peril, how this may impact the 2024 presidential election, and how the conflict in Ukraine plays a role in this deadlock which is making a shutdown more likely.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Justine Barron, writer, investigative journalist, and the author of They Killed Freddie Gray: The Anatomy of a Police Brutality Cover-Up to discuss the complicity of the media and the Baltimore Sun in covering up the police brutality behind the death of Freddie Gray, how the Sun relied on the police to craft its narrative about Gray’s death while ignoring eyewitness accounts that contradicted that narrative, and why the Sun is unlikely to acknowledge this evidence and continue to call Gray’s death a mystery.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Miguel Garcia of the ANTICONQUISTA Collective, also the host and creator of the Sports as a Weapon podcast to discuss a letter sent by former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick to the New York Jets following the season-ending injury to the team’s current quarterback Aaron Rodgers, how the NFL blackballed Kaepernick after he began to protest racist killings of Black people by police on the sidelines, the firing of Michigan State University football head coach Mel Tucker following allegations of sexual harassment, and signs of more layoffs at ESPN as sports media continues to experience a shift.
Later in the show, 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 death of California senator Dianne Feinstein and her record of serving corporate interests and recent demands that she resign citing longstanding health concerns, the Biden campaign’s attempts to shore up its Black support and why its attempts are falling short, and how the controversy surrounding the honoring of a Ukrainian veteran who fought with a Nazi division in the Canadian parliament reveals the depth of propaganda on the conflict in Ukraine.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Jeremy Kuzmarov, Managing editor of CovertAction Magazine and author of four books on US foreign policy, including "The Russians are Coming, Again" with John Marciano and "Obama's Unending Wars" to discuss the beginning of the House impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden and how it compares to the first impeachment of Donald Trump, how revelations about the actions of Hunter Biden fit into this inquiry and why many believe that Joe Biden was involved in corrupt business dealings on his son’s behalf, and how this inquiry may affect Biden’s reelection campaign as dissatisfaction with him and Donald Trump continue to grow.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Pascal Robert, commentator with Black Agenda Report and Co-Host of the This Is Revolution Podcast to discuss the ongoing situation in Haiti and how it connects to the history of western exploitation of the country, how oligarchs in the country are responsible for supporting the gangs that have created a crisis of violence in the country, and why the solution to that crisis of violence is for Haiti to follow the example of the Sahel and rise up against colonialism.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Yves Engler, author of twelve books on Canadian foreign policy, including his latest “Stand on Guard for Whom?: A People’s History of the Canadian Military” to discuss the controversy surrounding the Canadian parliament honoring Yaroslav Hunka, who fought with a Waffen SS division during World War II, how this event crystalizes the history of Canada fostering far-right Ukrainian nationalism after the end of the war, Canada’s role in upholding the NATO project and contributing to the militarization of Ukraine, and how the controversy surrounding the standing ovations for Hunka may affect Canadian politics.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie discuss an article which attempts to portray presidential candidate Cornel West as a Russia and China apologist by highlighting an upcoming event that he will headline which calls for peace in Ukraine, comments made by Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott implying that the growth of the welfare state was worse for Black people than slavery, why Biden’s speech on democracy does not address fundamental deficiencies in the American political system, and both Biden and Trump attempting to court union workers with visits to the UAW strike.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dave Lindorff, investigative journalist, editor of the online publication ThisCantBeHappening.net and 2019 winner of an “Izzy” Award for Outstanding Independent Media to discuss how an NPR report on the US sending depleted uranium shells to Ukraine downplayed the environmental and health impacts of the munitions, why this report’s attempt to downplay that risk ignores how the munitions are actually used and how radioactivity can be introduced to the body, and how other outlets were able to acknowledge the risk of these munitions.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Chris Helali, political analyst, researcher and Independent investigative journalist to discuss the anniversary of the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines and why we still do not know much about what happened, why western countries would be motivated to keep their investigations classified and blame Russia for the destruction, and why accusations against Russia still do not make sense considering the purpose and importance of the Nord Stream pipeline to the country.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Clau O’Brien Moscoso, member of the Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team to discuss protests held against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte during her visit to the UN General Assembly as Peru continues to grapple with its political crisis, why activists made connections with activists against “Cop City” in Atlanta as militarized police training threatens to proliferate around the world, and how civil society groups in Peru are continuing to protest against the government of Dina Boluarte and foreign intervention in the continent.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly, associate professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University and author of the new book, “Black Scare / Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States” to discuss the upcoming book “Black Scare / Red Scare” and how the book fits into the current political moment as many activists continue to warn of the threat of fascism, how the history of repression of Black radical activists connects to the repression of anti-Cop City activists and the African People’s Socialist Party today, and how ongoing controversy over the Center for Antiracist Research started by scholar Ibram X. Kendi highlights the ways that academia can be influenced by donors.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Natalia Marques, writer and organizer from New York City to discuss the visit by Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel to the UN General Assembly, why Diaz-Canel’s visit to the Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center highlighted Cuba’s commitment to Black activists in the US, and how this visit should be understood in light of the recent attack on Cuba’s embassy in Washington, DC.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ari Paul, Contributing Writer to Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting to discuss how the growing trend of police departments limiting access to scanners is a threat to the public’s access to knowledge about crime and police activity, why this access is not only important for crime reporting but also useful for activists and accountability, and why some concessions from police targeted toward journalists would only increase the power of police to control information and decide who is a journalist.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa, co-host of the CovertAction Bulletin podcast to discuss how the Biden administration’s plan to expand access to broadband internet may fall short and how that exposes the shortcomings of internet service providers, how the use of surveillance technology on school devices can pose potential dangers to students and prevent them from learning, and a federal judge agreeing to limit the transparency of an ongoing antitrust trial involving Google.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Ted Rall, co-host of The Final Countdown, to discuss Joe Biden joining the UAW picket line and why this reaction to Trump’s planned visit highlights the lack of a program that addresses working class needs, how ongoing issues with the rollout of the latest COVID-19 vaccine booster shot are exposing the inadequacies of a private health care system, and Hillary Clinton claiming that Russia will allegedly intervene in the 2024 presidential election.
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In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Gnaka Lagoke, Assistant Professor of History and Pan-Africana Studies at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and a founding member of the Convention for Pan-Africanism and Progress to discuss France announcing that it will withdraw its troops and ambassador from Niger, how this may affect the politics of the region as the Sahel experiences a wave of anti-French and anti-western uprisings, and how these uprisings will make it harder for France to relocate their troops on the continent as they have done in the past.
In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Kim Keenan of the Keenan Firm, Former General Counsel for the NAACP, and Adjunct Professor at George Washington University Law School to discuss the indictment of New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez and his wife Nadine on charges of bribery related to business dealings and weapons deals with the government of Egypt, how this case relates to Menendez’s last indictment on charges of corruption and why this indictment is much more detailed, and what impact this indictment may have on Menendez’s political future.
In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Hannah Dickinson, professor and organizer with Geneva Women’s Assembly in Geneva, NY and Managing Editor of Breaking The Chains Magazine to discuss the sentencing of Jessica Burgess to prison for helping her daughter obtain abortion pills which she used to abort a pregnancy, how this fits into the criminalization of reproductive care following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs and how working class women are bearing the brunt of this criminalization, and how big tech and other institutions are complicit in the prosecution of women for receiving abortions.
Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by James Early, Former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies to discuss an attack on the Cuban embassy in Washington, DC and why the context of solidarity actions with Cuba is important, the indictment of Robert Menendez and how he has targeted Cuba on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and how Cuba’s process of confronting racism compares with assaults on the teaching of Black history in the US.
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