By Any Means Necessary

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Reece Chenault, National Coordinator for US Labor Against the War to talk about several unions coming out against the Dakota Access Pipeline protestors and the growing frustration many progressives are feeling towards unions in general.In the second part of the show Eugene Puryear is joined by Alexis Goldstein, Co-Host of the podcast Humorless Queers, to talk about the closing of ITT Tech, the history of for profit education, and the long relationship former President Bill Clinton has had with several of the businesses.In a special third part Eugene Puryear is joined by David Swanson, author, activist, journalist, and co-founder and director of World Beyond War to talk about the new 'Snowden' movie and the role of Hollywood to present political stories.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by a robust panel including Kendrick Jackson, Civic Innovation leader in Washington D.C., Stuart Anderson, Founder and Executive Director of Family and Friends of Incarcerated People, and Netfa Freeman, Program Director and Event Coordinator, Institute for Policy Studies and host of Voices With Vision on WPFW 89.3 fm to talk about the movement for Black Lives in London, what could be the largest US prison strike ever, and how to end mass incarceration in America.In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by David Swanson, author, activist, journalist, and co-founder and director of World Beyond War to talk about NBC's "Commander-In-Chief" forum featuring Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump bizarrely argue who would be better at war. The two also discuss the fallacy of being able to fight wars abroad while at the same time organizing for peace domestically.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by David Culp, Legislative Representative, Nuclear Disarmament, Friends Committee on National Legislation to discuss the most recent budget numbers from the Pentagon, as well as the Pentagon's strategy to undermine both Democrats and Republicans.The show then turns to looking at the historical legacy and importance of jazz legend Louis Armstrong. Host Eugene Puryear is joined by Terry Teachout, drama critic at The Wall Street Journal, the critic-at-large at Commentary, and the writer of the Armstrong centered play “Satchmo at the Waldorf” and Ari Roth, Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater Company of DC. Mosaic Theater company is currently running Teachout’s “Satchmo at the Waldorf” a play featuring DC actor Craig Wallace in the one man, three character play. Wallace plays Armstrong, his embattled Jewish manager Joe Glaser, and his fiercest competitor and critic, trumpeter Miles Davis.The legacy of Armstrong as a cultural leader as well as a controversial figure within the black community is discussed as well as the responsibility of the artists or cultural figures to have a political voice. The group also discusses the democratization of critique and the identity politics facing theater, movies and the arts writ large.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Anoa Changa, host of The Way With Anoa and former digital outreach director of African-America’s for Bernie Sanders and Marcus Ferrell, political strategist, organizer and former African American Outreach Director for Bernie Sanders discuss the continued flight of young blacks away from Hillary Clinton, the future of US National Security, and the continued stifling of American discourse around racial issues. Later in the show Eugene Puryear continues his discussion with Anoa Changa and Marcus Ferrell about the shifting tides among young black voters, who is funding the movement for black lives, and the efforts of historical black institutions to stay relevant.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Khalil Coleman, Founder & Executive Director at Changing Lives through Literature and Tariq Toure, is a native Baltimorean, a Muslim essayist, poet, educator, humanitarian and public speaker talk about the efforts of activists to educate, mobilize, and prepare community members to to take on and dismantle white supremacy. The group also discusses the role of the media in covering uprisings and the role of artists and sports players to be vocal in relation to social movements. In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by Lenore Anderson, President, Alliance for Safety and Justice and Executive Director, Californians for Safety and Justice to talk about what victims of crimes think the punishment should be for perpetrators, the answer may surprise.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Joel Braunold, Executive Director of the Alliance for Middle East Peace, and Garland Nixon, host of "News Views with Garland Nixon" discuss the hyper-nationalistic foreign policy speeches by Hillary Clinton, at the American Legion, and by Donald Trump, in Mexico. The roundtable also discusses the ground campaigns by Trump and Clinton in swing states and the discussion around Israel-Palestine in the lead up to the election. In a special third segment Jane Kleeb, President of Bold Alliance, to talk about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the efforts of Iowans and Nebraskans to join the fight to stop the pipeline through their state.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Joshua Harris, Green Party Candidate for Mayor Baltimore, and Margaret Flowers, Green Party Candidate for Senate from Maryland, talk about the growing movement away from the Democratic and Republican parties, the need for more parties, and what it is like to organize within the far left of the political spectrum. The group also talks the recent spying drones over the city of Baltimore, the value of TPP, and environmental justice. In a special third part host Eugene Puryear is joined by Greg Palast, an investigative reporter, author and filmmaker. The pair talk about Palast's most recent article "The GOP’s secret scheme begins purge of a million minority voters from voter rolls" in the Rolling Stone and his upcoming film and book "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: A Tale of Billionaires and Ballot Bandits."

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Eric Draitser, an independent geopolitical analyst based in New York City, the founder of StopImperialism.com and the host of Counterpunch Radio to discuss the wheeling and dealings of the Clinton Foundation, the laundering of political capital between government and corporations, and how Hillary Clinton may already be the most powerful woman in the world. Host Eugene Puryear also talks about the most recent support for the Donald Trump campaign by racist and klan member David Duke, Apple refuses to pay corporate taxes, and the continued reactions to NFL Quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand during the US National Anthem.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Aurelia Williams, organizer, activist, and student at Georgia State University, Bryan Weaver, Founder and Executive Director of Hoops Sagrado, Tracye Redd, Organizer with Black Youth Project 100 DC to talk about SF 49er's Quarterback Colin Kaepernick's refusal to stand during the national anthem, what to expect from student organizer's across America now that school is back in session, the historical connections between movements and what we'll see from the movement for black lives heading into the fall. The group also talks about the Dakota Access Pipeline, old school basketball, and the inability for the mainstream media to grasp and properly cover uprisings and black liberation in America.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Professor James Kilgore, activist, writer and educator based in Urbana, Illinois to talk about private prisons in America, the long legacy of the Clinton’s neo-liberalism and its discriminatory effect on people of color, and how we can truly address America's disgusting practice of mass incarceration. James Kilgore's forthcoming novel (September 1, 2016) is Sister Mercy's Revenge, a crime fiction piece set in a California prison. He is also the author of Understanding Mass Incarceration : A People's Guide to the Key Civil Rights Struggle of Our Time and three other novels. And later in the show host Eugene Puryear is joined by Alyssa Greene and Ian Bradley-Perrin, Graduate Workers of Columbia University, talk about the recent court ruling that allows for student workers at the University to form unions.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Anoa Changa, Host of The Way With Anoa, to talk about the launch of Bernie Sander's "Our Revolution", the effort of progressives to build a tent that welcomes people of color, and the media's erasure of black progressive voices. In parts two and three, host Eugene Puryear is joined by Christian Parenti, investigative journalist, academic, and author to talk about the rather obvious connections between climate change and social movements. Parenti also hypothesizes on what the most recent floods in Louisiana will mean for the intersection between Black Lives Matter and environmental justice. The conversation also examines what it means for the future of private prisons after the decision by the Obama administration to no longer contract with them.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Bomani Armah, writer, poet, music producer, MC and art integration specialist, China Dickerson, Executive Director of DC Young Democrats, and Sean Blackmon, New Analysts at Radio Sputnik to talk about culture in political, social and economic movements in the US and around the world. The roundtable discusses events around the 2016 Rio Olympics, the controversy around Nate Parker before the release of his new film "Birth of a Nation" and what it means for young people of color to have few in the political theater that represent them. Host Eugene Puryear is also joined by Radio Sputnik's "Loud and Clear" host Brian Becker to talk about the influx of donations to the Hillary Clinton campaign from representatives of the military industrial complex.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Erin Shields, Organizer Extraordinaire with BYP100, Dr. Jared Ball, father, husband, professor at Morgan State University, and curator of ImixwhatIlike.org, and Naji Mujahid, a Lawyer and member of Law for Black Lives talk about America's political prisoners, what the assassination of black panther party member George Jackson meant for Black liberation, and if there will be a mass recommitment to the struggles that sent black liberators to prison in the first place. George Jackson was a left-wing activist, Marxist, author, a member of the Black Panther Party, and co-founder of the Black Guerrilla Family. In August 1971 Jackson was shot to death by guards in San Quentin Prison following an unsuccessful escape attempt which left Jackson and four others dead.

On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Jeff Canady, United Opt-Out and National Educator to talk all things education as schools start in most American cities. The two discuss standardized testing and the effort for parents and teachers to refuse taking them, poor infrastructure of school buildings across the country, and the continued ways charter schools socially and economically are failing our students. And later in the show Eugene Puryear is joined by Carl Lipscombe, Policy & Legal Manager, Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) to talk about the intersection between the civil rights movement and the modern movement for immigrant rights, the benefits of an open border policy, and the continued usage of private prisons for immigrant detention.

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 to talk about it means that the Justice Department will end their contracts with private prison companies while at the same time Immigration and Customs Enforcement commits $1 billion in contracts to the same companies. The recommendation of police firings in Chicago, the Green Party town hall, and the conflict of interest the Clinton Foundation presents for a President Clinton are discussed. And later in the show Eugene Puryear is joined by writer, poet, music producer and art integration specialist Bomani Armah to talk about alternative solutions to the education crisis in America, the lack of a coherent progressive electoral strategy, and the predictability of uprisings in America.