By Any Means Necessary
Summary: “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.
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On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Dr. Dave Ragland, Perry Redd, Kendrick Jackson, and Ari Theresa to talk about the senseless and callous murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and what the response should be for Black Lives Matter and progressives across the country.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Bomani Armah, Rania Khalek, and Bill Fletcher Jr. to talk about the Alton Sterling murder in New Orleans, the historical legacy of Jesse Jackson Jr. and now Bernie Sanders, and things get heated when the group discusses if progressives should stay with the Democratic Party or if its time to look for a new party.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, Stuart Anderson, and Abby Martin to talk about Hillary Clinton's seemingly never ending email saga and her record as a Wall Street profiteer, the ideological divides within the Black Lives Matter movement and whats next for the groups, and finally the continued spending by the US Congress on weapons as opposed to poverty .
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Kendrick Jackson, Kate Meerand and Sean Blackmon to talk about black unemployment, the response government, non profits, and business should be taking, and the continued crippling effect of capitalism on people in poverty and people of color. Also the group discusses Iowa becoming the third state to ban returning citizens from ever voting again. In the final part of the show Eugene is joined by Hamid Khan, Campaign Coordinator for Stop LAPD Spying Coalition to discuss the role of technology and policing as well as the LAPD's relentless efforts to spy on nonviolent activists.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Bomani Armah, Rania Khalek, and China Dickerson to discuss the future of blacks in the Democratic party, the potential for a wide spread people's revolution, the continued police state that blacks live under in America, and the chances for justice for those of color after the failed convictions in the trials of Freddie Gray's murderers.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Delvone Michaels, Will Merrifeld, Kristi Matthews and Zach Weinstein to talk about the just-as-terrible-as-Trump, Anti-Trump coalition, the collective punishment against the people of Puerto Rico, the US government's failure to address homelessness in America despite there being more empty homes than homeless, and the continued corruption caused by money in politics.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by April Goggans, organizers with Black Lives Matter DC and Ben Norton, journalist with Salon to discuss Senator Ted Cruz giving voice to right wing fascists on the Congressional floor, what the legacy of Bernie Sanders will be now that the DNC Rules Committee has deliberated, and what strategy will progressives and Black Lives Matter activist be heading into the general election in November.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Aaron Goggans, D. Watkins, and Garland Nixon to discuss the multiple ways in which the rich and powerful, like Donald Trump and Bob McDonnell, lie, abuse, and manipulate the system and by extension our lives, the BET Awards contradiction of giving voice to BlackLivesMatter while selling corporate sponsorships throughout, and the rise of African American leaders and narratives from the streets to books.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Kymone Freeman, Danielle Norwood, and Estevan Hernandez to discuss BlackLivesMatter's decision to pull out of SF Pride Parade due to increased police presence, the ridiculousness of Hillary Clinton continuing to pose as a feminist, and the recent face-off between fascists and activists at the California state Capitol building in Sacramento that turned violent.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear discusses with Alexis Goldstein, Dr. Lawrence Brown, and Erin Shields the recent political antics of the Democrats sit-in to pressure Republicans into a Gun Law Compromise, the outright failure of the justice system in the ongoing Freddie Gray trial, and the next steps that young African-Americans should take on the path to liberation.
