By Any Means Necessary

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“By Any Means Necessary” on Radio Sputnik is hosted by Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman and aims to connect the political, social and economic movements shaping the world around us. With a sensibility informed by movements from Black Power to #BlackLivesMatter (and a dash of Occupy), the show elevates the people and narratives that—though often ignored—are driving some of the most important changes in the world.

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Mike Pappas, a family medicine physician, activist, and frequent contributor to LeftVoice.org to discuss the Biden administration’s recommendation of a booster shot for the COVID-19 and whether these vaccines are effective against variants, the extreme disparity in vaccine availability between rich and poor countries, why public health systems are so dependent on vaccination, and how the gutting of public health systems and capitalist neoliberal regimes have exacerbated the COVID-19 crisis. In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by John Ross, …

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In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Anthony Rogers Wright, Director of Environmental Justice with New York Lawyers for the Public Interest to discuss the legacy of white supremacy in...
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by John Ross, the senior fellow at the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at the Renmin University of China and author of the new book, “China's Great Road:...
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Dr. Mike Pappas, a family medicine physician, activist, and frequent contributor to LeftVoice.org to discuss the recommendation of a booster shot for the...
In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of CODEPINK: Women for Peace to discuss President Biden’s blame game in his remarks on the rapid takeover of Afghanistan by the...
U.S. Flees Afghanistan Amid Taliban Takeover, The Future of Voting Rights, Earthquake in Haiti Lays Effects of Imperialism Bare In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Sohrob Aslamy, a doctoral...
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Sohrob Aslamy, a doctoral candidate at Syracuse University in the department of Geography and the environment to discuss the embarrassment of the...
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Tunde Osazua, the Coordinator of the U.S. Out of Africa Network, a project of the Black Alliance for Peace to discuss rescue and relief efforts in Haiti after...
Joe Manchin Guts For The People Act, US Sending Troops To Afghanistan To Evacuate Officials, New Documentary Reveals The Real Story of The Malice At The Palace In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are...
In this segment, of By Any Means Necessary It’s Friday so it’s time for another edition of our new weekly segment “The Red Spin Report,” where we discuss sports, politics and struggle with Nate Wallace, co-host of Red Spin Sports podcast to discuss...
In this segmemt of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Joel Segal, National Director of Justice Action Mobilization Network to discuss Joe Manchin’s watering-down of the For The People Act, the absurdity of...
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dr. Radhika Desai, a Professor at the University of Manitoba and Director of Geopolitical Economy Research Group to discuss the deployment of thousands of US troops to...
Remembering Heather Heyer and Charlottesville Four Years Later, Assange Loses Extradition Appeal, How Think Tanks Manufacture Consent In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Daryle Lamont...
In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Dan Cohen, a journalist with Beyond the Headlines, to discuss the impact of think tanks on the media and government, the relationship between reporters at the New York Times and the Washington Post and a...
In this segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Mohamed Elmaazi, journalist and editor of the Interregnum to discuss the recent ruling allowing the U.S. government to appeal the ruling on the extradition of Julian Assange, the persecution of Assange...
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Daryle Lamont Jenkins, Founder & Executive Director of One People's Project to discuss the anniversary of the Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville,...
The Political Consciousness of Hip-Hop, Biden’s Paltry Infrastructure Bill Leaves Workers Behind, Climate Catastrophe in Greece In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman discuss Hip-Hop and its use of Hip-Hop...
IPCC Report Warns of Impending Climate Disaster, Working Class People Used As Cannon Fodder in Afghanistan, Apple’s New Update Raises Serious Privacy Concerns In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are...
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Max Ajl, member of the Committee of Anti-Imperialists in Solidarity with Iran, and author new book, “A People’s Green New Deal,” to discuss the release of...
In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss Apple’s new updates designed to combat child abuse and the privacy concerns that...