By Any Means Necessary

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Margaret Flowers, Green Party Candidate for US Senate in Maryland to talk about the ways the media, the Democrats, and Republicans control debates to block outside voices from entering the political sphere. The pair also talk about single payer health care, insurance company profiteering, criminal justice reform, and how to get to 100 percent clean energy.Later in the show host Eugene Puryear is joined by Rachel Marco-Havens, Youth Engagement Director at Earth Guardians to talk about the upsurge in arrests at the Dakota Access Pipeline, the rise of a new generation of youth activist in US movements, and the interconnectedness of environmental justice efforts across the US and world.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by John Feffer, author and co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies to talk about America's double standards when it comes to meddling with elections, the wavering and unclear role of NATO after the upcoming US elections, and the ways in which American exceptionalism is bad for America. Later in the show host Eugene Puryear is joined by Troy Jackson and Elizabeth Hopkins of the AMOS Project to talk about the upcoming trail of University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing. Tensing shot unarmed Samuel DuBose on July 19th, 2015 after pulling DuBose over for not having a front license plate on his car. Tensing has been charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter, jury selection in the trail began on October 25th, 2016.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by David Dayen, journalist and author of Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street’s Great Foreclosure to talk about the ways in which the Clinton Administration and Wall Street are working together to rig the next Congress in favor of big banks and businesses. The pair also talk about the most important Cabinet decisions to be made after the election and how the media has made Paul Ryan a conservative darling.In a special segment host Eugene Puryear is joined by Dr. Vincent Intondi professor at Montgomery College, author of African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons,Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement to remember Tom Hayden (1939-2016), an American social and political activist, author and politician, and director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in Los Angeles County, California.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Senator Irene Aguilar, Democratic member of the Colorado Senate to talk about her state's ballot initiatives that could create a single payer healthcare system, a right to die law, and a raise in the state's minimum wage.In a special third segment host Eugene Puryear is joined by Owen Perkins, Director of Communications for Colorado Care working to pass Amendment 69 for Universal Health Care for Colorado, to talk about the national implications of a Single Pay healthcare system in the state, efforts to remove archaic state constitution language referencing slavery, and what its like to fight against big businesses and corporate interest to pass these progressive ballot initiatives.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by George Joseph, an editorial fellow at CityLab to talk about his recent report mapping police usage of their sting ray technology. The bulk of the spying has taken place in predominately black and brown neighborhoods. The pair also talk about the ways in which private prisons will innovate in order to continue to profit from mass incarceration in America.In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by David F. Walker is an award-winning comic book writer, author, filmmaker, journalist, and educator to talk about the need for more non white male lead characters in the comic book world. David Walker also talks about his work on Power Man and Iron Fist, and the new Netflix series based on its main character Luke Cage.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Jason Schwartz, New York City-based Media Officer for Greenpeace USA to talk about the lack of environmental policy discussion within the Presidential debate, the intersection between big money and climate change, and the continuing process of preparing for major environmental disasters post-Hurricane Matthew.In parts two and three of the show host Eugene Puryear is joined by Delvone Michael, Senior Government Adviser, Working Families Party and Matt Duss, President of the Foundation for Middle East Peace talk about Clinton's continuing drift to the right, the lack of media or political attention on the newest war in Yemen, and if there will be a US-Israel reset once Obama leaves office.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Ben Norton to talk about the most recent batch of Clinton campaign leaked emails. The pair discuss the ways in which Clinton's emails are indicative of the corporate control of US politics as well as the role of the media in shaping perceptions about the importance of these leaks. In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by Megan Bomba, Initiative Coordinator for the Choose Health LA Kids program at the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College to talk about her recent study that found 70 percent of the University of California’s 14,000 plus clerical, administrative and support workers suffer from food insecurity.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Aurelia Williams, student at Georgia State and a political and social activist in Atlanta and Dr. Rodney Sadler, Jr. Associate Professor of Bible, Union Presbyterian Seminary and among other things is the NC NAACP chair for the Healthcare Committee to talk about the chances of post-election violence, the efforts of activists to disrupt the two party system, and inter-generational divides in Progressive movements.In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by Don Nielsen, Director, Government Relations at the California Nurses Association to talk about California’s Proposition 61 on this November’s election ballot. Proposition 61, the California Drug Price Relief Act, is a 2016 ballot initiative that will require the State of California to pay no more for prescription drugs than is paid for the same medication by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Ty Hobson Powell, youth advocate and motivational speaker, and Sean Blackmon, Sputnik News Analyst to talk about a plethora of issues including FBI Director James Comey denying racist police exist, a man getting 20 years in jail for shooting at George Zimmerman, and the ways in which the media and politicians are exacerbating urban crime issues in places such as Baltimore, DC, and Chicago.In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by Logan Martinez, Outreach Coordinator, The National Jobs For All Coalition to talk about the darker sides of unemployment, including the government's efforts to both suppress actual job numbers while at the same time cutting unemployment benefits. The group also talks about the health effects of unemployment, the rise of drug usage among those underemployed, and the false notion that we are coming closer to full employment.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Anoa Changa, attorney and host of the “the way with Anoa” and by Jessica Mason Pieklo Vice President, Law and the Courts with our friends at Rewire.news to talk about the intersection of race, class and sex under the US legal system. The group talks about Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsberg calling Colin Kaepernick's protest "stupid" and "ignorant", a Delta flight attendant's disbelief that black female doctors exist, and the likelihood the Supreme Court will find a progressive streak.In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by Jason Kinney, spokesperson for Yes on Proposition 64, to talk about the California ballot referendum to legalize marijuana in the state.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Frank Lara to talk about the Department of Justice investigation into San Francisco's Police Department, turns out the SFPD is as corrupt and biased as much as any other force in the nation.In a special second part host Eugene Puryear is joined by Benjamin Davis, Researcher and Policy Analyst with In the Public Interest to talk about the myriad of ways private prison companies attempt to influence politicians, from lobbying to direct cash donations. The pair also talk about the shifting nature of private prison companies and if the same companies will really be impacted by the US Dept. of Justice no longer contracting with them.In the third segment "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Kim Ives, Editor of Haiti Liberte to talk about the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew on Haiti. Kim Ives also talks about the devastating role of the US military, the Clintons, and the UN on Haiti over the years.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Winnie Wong, Founder of People for Bernie Sanders to talk about what to expect from the last 30 days of the Presidential Election, the falsehood that being anti-Clinton means one is pro-Trump, and the chances that an Occupy-esque movement will re-emerge after the election. The pair also talk about important down ballot races and the efforts from the Center-Left in American politics to co-opt and quiet the far left.In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by Mareo Johnson, Pastor, President, Founder at Seeking The Kingdom Ministries Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, founder of Black Lives Matter in Tulsa and friend of Terence Crutcher to talk about the month since the murder of Mr. Crutcher and if he expects justice to be brought against the officer that killed his friend.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Jessica Raven, Executive Director of Collective Action for Safe Spaces and Jill Raney, Founder & CEO of Practice Makes Progress to talk about rape culture in America and the ways in which our politician's actions sadly highlight the extent of the problem. The group discusses ways to address and talk about rape culture, the dangers of not speaking up against hyper violent masculinity, and the intersections between rape culture and race.Host Eugene Puryear also talks about Clinton/Trump Debate 2, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's calling of San Francisco 49er's Quarterback Colin Kapernick's protest "stupid" and a report by Save The Children ranking the United States as 32nd on their Gender Equality rankings.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Stuart Anderson, Founder and Executive Director of Family and Friends of Incarcerated People to talk about the murder of Michael Sabbie by prison guards in a Bi-State Texas/Arkansas prison.Later in the show host Eugene Puryear is joined by Ron Clewer, CEO of the Rockford Housing Authority, Will Merrifield, Staff Attorney at the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, and Aaron Goggans, Black Lives Matter DC to talk about the similarities and differences of race and class in rural and urban America. The group also talks about the process of concentrating and de-concentrating poverty and the role in which public housing can alleviate many of the ills Americans are facing.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Garland Nixon, host of “News Views with Garland Nixon” on WPFW fm 89.3 in Washington, D.C. to talk about the one and only Vice Presidential debate and what that debate will mean for the second Presidential debate on Sunday. Host Eugene Puryear is joined by Jodi Jacobson, President and Editor and Chief of Rewire.News, and Jon Liss, Executive Director of New Virginia Majority, to talk about the need for Progressives to become more visionary and radical, and if they'll be able to final break away from Establishment Democrats. The group also touch on the death penalty, women's reproductive rights, and what we can learn from local politics throughout America.