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Sputnik News Analyst Bob Schlehuber reports live from Iowa ahead of the Democratic party's first in the nation caucus on Monday, February 3rd, 2020.
In a special third segment "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by journalist Alex Rubinstein to discuss Trumpâs definition of a âwithdrawalâ from Syria, a cache of US weapons found in a Venezuela airport, and Twitter facilitating an influence campaign instigated by elements sympathetic to self-proclaimed Venezuelan President Juan Guaido.
In this special segment "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by multi-talented actors Justin Weaks and KenYatta Rogers who are currently starting in August Wilsonâs of GEM OF THE OCEAN which is running at Round House Theater in the DMV through December 30th to talk about the play's modern importance, the spirituality throughout, and its statements on the black community in the early 1900s.
US lawmakers have brought General Motors CEO Mary Barra to Capitol Hill for a series of private meetings this week as the company comes under fire after announcing up to 14,000 job cuts. Barra isn't publicly testifying this week. She's meeting behind closed doors with several lawmakers representing regions that will be hit hard by the cuts. Whatâs really behind these discussions? Meanwhile, trade conflicts have cost Nebraska's economy more than $1 billion. The Nebraska Farm Bureau says the state's farmers have lost upward of a billion dollars in revenue from ongoing trade conflicts, according to a new report. Are these losses limited to the agriculture sector in the Midwestern US, or is this the tip of the iceberg? Are we looking at farmers losing farms if this trade war continues? Itâs one thing to retool a factory. For example, with GM talking about closing plants in Ohio and Michigan and the discussion with Barra, you can re-tool and retrain plant workers, but what do you do with displaced farmers across the Midwest of the US?
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Dr. Jack Rasmus â Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression, who also writes at jackrasmus.com.
We're joined by award-winning editorial cartoonist Ted Rall to discuss CNN's Jim Acosta regaining his White House press credentials and how the jubilation from this has overshadowed the revelation of a newly sealed indictment of Wikileaks' Julian Assange, which could have far-reaching implications for journalists and whistleblowers.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" with Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon and joined by Michael Hudson, President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends (ISLET), Distinguished Research Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri, Kansas City and author of âJ is Junk Economicsâ to talk about America's two economies, the Democrats inability to economically represent those they politically try to represent, the false notion that capitalism is spurring economic competition and growth, and the solutions political leaders could implement to fix the US economy.
Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan, President of the National Lawyers Guild joins "By Any Means Necessary" to talk about a Harvard Study reporting that 4,645 deaths in Puerto Rico were caused by Hurricane Maria, the promotion of disaster capitalism on the island, the dehumanizing and unlawful colonization by the United States of Puerto Rico, and the ways politicians allow people to die for their political benefit.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Jude Woodward, the author of âThe US vs China: Asia's new Cold War?â to talk about the easing of the trade war between the US and China, Trump working to save Chinese telecommunication company ZTE, and Russia and India's ever growing relationships with China.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Dr. Ashley Famer, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the African American Studies Program at Boston University and Co-Editor of the upcoming book "New Perspectives on the Black Intellectual Tradition" to talk about the role of black female intellectuals in the broader tradition of black intellectualism, concepts of freedom, and the intersections between black theology and black liberation movements.
By Any Means Necessary is joined by journalist and Redfish correspondent Marcel Cartier on the conditions in Greece that led to the rise of Golden Dawn and other far-right formations, the disquieting connections between these groups and the police and what militant pushback from the Greek left looks like on the ground.
In a special segment Sputnik news analysts Bob Schlehuber joins the show with on-the-ground updates from the opening of the Israeli embassy in Jerusalem, how different elements within Israel and Palestine are responding to the opening, the role of the US and the attempts to crackdown on grassroots Palestinian resistance.
On this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Tristan Quinn-Thibodeau, Biofuels, Land Rights, and Food Security Campaigner and Chris Coxon, Director of Communication of ActionAid USA join the show to talk about their new films âThe Mighty Buckâ and âGet Big or Get Outâ about how agribusiness has changed the face of farming and rural communities around the country, how biofuels failed to deliver better environmental outputs than other fuels, and what corporations are to blame for the destruction of America's farmers and land.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Bob Schlehuber, Sputnik News Analyst presents the latest from the ongoing investigation into the killing of Dominic Jerome Broadus II in Macclenny, Florida, the favoritism of the justice system to police, government officials, and their families, and Florida's bizarre and unjust State Your Ground Law.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Noelle Hanrahan, Director of Prison Radio and co-writer and producer of the documentary âMumia: Long Distance Revolutionaryâ to talk about former Black Panther member Mumia Abu-Jamalâs appeals hearing held Monday in Philadelphia, the government corruption that has kept Mumia imprisoned, and if new Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner gives hope for activists trying to free the long held political prisoner.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Alexander Rubinstein to talk about a recent riot at Lee Correctional Institution in South Carolina that is leading to calls for national prisoners strike between August 21st and September 9th and the deplorable conditions America's prisoners are living in.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Dr. Arthur Romano, Assistant Professor at George Mason Universityâs, School of Conflict Analysis and Resolution and Dr. Dave Ragland, Senior Bayard Rustin Fellow at the Fellowship of Reconciliation join the show to talk about their new book chapter "Truth-Telling from the Margins: Exploring Black-Led Responses to Police Violence and Systemic Humiliation", the need for public truth telling forums, and the psychological violence targeted at Black communities in America.
In a special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Aly Wane, Steering Committee member with the Syracuse Peace Council to talk about the latest hiccup in the Trump administrations' efforts to end the DACA program, the dangers of a two-party system to the immigrant rights movement, and Greyhound allowing Border Agents onto their buses.
On this segment Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by filmmaker and producer Melissa Haizlip to discuss the new documentary Mr.Soul! The Movie currently playing at the Tribeca Film Festival. The documentary explore's the five-year history of the show Soul! The political context that produced it, and examines the show's host, Ellis Haizlip.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" with Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon they are joined by Dr. Vijay Prashad, Executive Director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, to talk about the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meeting with Donald Trump, how Japan may fare in nuclear talks between the Koreas and the US, and how the meeting may impact Abe's stature back in Japan.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by technologist Chris Garrafa to talk about the latest developments in the data usage by Cambridge Analytica and the revelation that Facebook collected data from non-facebook users.
In a special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Jennifer Kidwell and Scott R. Sheppard, the writers and performers of Underground Railroad Game now playing at Woolly Mammoth Theater in Washington DC through April 29th, join the show to talk about the need to re-examine how Americans explore racism, the whitewashing of the Civil War, and the exploration of sex, race and gender in theater.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Joe Lombardo, Co-Coordinator, United National Antiwar Coalition joins the show to talk about nationwide marches and actions over the next weekend to call for end to US wars at home and abroad, the intersection between anti-war efforts and the Black Lives Matter movement, and America's bi-partisan approach to war-making.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Maurice Carney, co-founder and Executive Director of Friends of the Congo, joins Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon to talk about the humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo worsening, and how Joseph Kabilaâs refusal to step down as President facilitates widespread hunger, displacement and violence in the country.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" lawyer Mark Burton joins the show to talk about the arrest of former FARC leader Jesus Santrich on drug charges, the failure of the peace negotiations to have led to meaningful progress in Colombia, and the regional implications for left-leaning political parties throughout Latin America.
In a special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Professor Richard Stack, producer and author of the new documentary "In the Executioner's Shadow" talks about the film's focus on America's death penalty system, the economics behind the death penalty, the likelihood of innocent people being executed, and the need to rethink how we see those who commit violence in our society.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Dr. Gerald Horne, Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston to talk about the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the whitewashing of Dr. King's life and legacy, the sharpening of ideological vision of Black Lives Matter organizers and activists, what from King's life should be taken to help drive the fight for black liberation, Dr. King's relationship to labor movements, and the state the black religious community in America.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Reece Chenault, National Coordinator for US Labor Against the War to talk about the Teacher Strikes in Oklahoma and Kentucky, the emergence of a new class of leadership in the grassroots teacher movements, and what exactly the teachers are fighting for.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by L.M. Bogad, performer, Professor of political performance at UC Davis, and author of Cointelshow: A Patriot Act to talk about the efforts of US government and intelligence agencies to interfere and disrupt social and political movements, the role of satire and comedy in presenting very serious issues and nefarious actions, and the ability of art to bring together community members to plan actions against oppression and fascism.
In a special segment "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Chuck Modiano, a journalist with the New York Daily News to talk about the ongoing protests around the police murder of Stephon Clark in Sacramento, former NBA player Matt Barnes' and other athletes roles in amplifying the call to end police brutality, and the ability of corporate television to negate any radical voices in sports and pop culture.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs, author of the new book "M Archive: After the End of the World" to talk about the need to rethink our language and approaches to liberation efforts, how black feminist theory influences modern movements, the power of love in successful organizing efforts, and how to use future imagination to influence the present.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary", Tracye Redd, Organizer with Black Lives Matter DC joins the show live from the campus of Howard University where students are occupying the main University administration building. University students have vowed to occupy the building until their demands are met after financial corruption was revealed on Wednesday.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Anoa Changa, lawyer and host of âThe Way with Anoa" to talk about the widespread computer hack directed at the city of Atlanta and the lack of urgency given to protecting America's electronic infrastructure system.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by James Kilgore, Author of Guidelines on Electronic Monitoring, Center for Media Justice joins the show to talk about electronic monitoring in the criminal legal system, the history of the US government and corporations tracking people of color and indigenous people, and how to increase transparency of data collected through electronic monitoring programs.
In this special segment of "By Any Means Necessary" with Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon Professor Bob Sicina, Executive in Residence at the Kogod Business School at American University and the author of the new book âLearn From Failure: The Key to Successful Decision Makingâ joins the show to talk about how you can learn from failure, what businesses are designed to last into the future, and what people need to know about the difference between leadership, management, and oversight.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Kohmee Parrett, organizer based in Chicago, Illinois to talk about the primary results throughout the state, how politicians in the state buy elections, the shockingly low turnout rate in the election, the limited hopes the latest Chicago Police consent decree will lead to meaningful change, and the saint like status Police in America have obtained.
In this segment of "By Any Means Necessary" Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Dr. Dave Ragland, Senior Bayard Rustin Fellow at the Fellowship of Reconciliation to talk about a new article in the Intercept highlighting the FBI and Department of Homeland Security's surveillance of Black Lives Matter activists from New York to Ferguson and the long history of the FBI's efforts to divide and conquer leftist movements.
On February 3, Dominic Jerome âDJâ Broadus II, a 31-year-old resident of Jacksonville, Florida, was killed after being shot in the head three times - once in the mouth and twice in the neck - in Macclenny, Florida, on the property of Southern State Nurseries, Inc.
Broadusâ parents, Del Swain and Dominic, Sr., describe their sonâs death as an âexecution-styleâ shooting conducted in broad daylight.
While only one other person was named by the Baker County Sheriff's Office as being on the property at the time of the killing no one has yet been arrested in relation to the murder. The following is the story of Macclenny, Florida and one's family fight for justice for the murder of their son.
In the second segment "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Director Colin Hovde and Actor Marquis D. Gibson to talk about their new show THE RAID at Theater Alliance in Washington D.C. Idris Goodwin's THE RAID is a fabulation of a debate between white abolitionist John Brown and former slave, orator and Black abolitionist Frederick Douglass. The group talk about the show's urgent debate around how oppressed communities can seek freedom, how ally's can support movement building efforts, and how John Brown and Fredrick Douglass;s legacy impact the current political and social moment in America.
Miko Peled, Author of Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five and The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine to talk about his latest book "Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five", the lengths US courts went to punish five Palestinian-American fathers, the complicity of Americans in the ongoing Israeli Occupation of the Palestinian people, and what to make of Israeli Police recommending Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu be indited on criminal charges in two corruption cases.
The hosts are joined by Casey Dinges, Senior Managing Director of Public Affairs at American Society of Civil Engineers to talk about Donald Trump's $1.5 trillion dollar infrastructure plan, the economic consequences for not investing in infrastructure and the need for urban and rural people to be united for an improved infrastructure across the country.
Joely Colmer young female Autism Activist, Motivational Speaker, Author of âAspergerWorld: My Fairy Jam Jarâ aspergerworld.co.uk | Topic: Autism Activism
Days after the release of the sco called Nunes memo the Democrats are insisting on the release of their memo, which might be considered a minority rebuttal, but itâs time to take a look at the big picture. What does this whole incident say about the FBI, its power, its capacity for abuse and misconduct, and the history of an organization that has played such a decisive role in American politics over many, many decades. Brian and John speak with Dave Lindorff, an investigative reporter, a columnist for CounterPunch, and a contributor to Businessweek, The Nation, Extra! and Salon.com; And by David Cobb, campaign manager of the 2016 Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka presidential campaign.
Chuck Modiano, a journalist with the New York Daily News joins "By Any Means Necessary" to talk about the double standards of rioting and pass given to Philadelphia Eagle football fans actions after winning the NFL Super Bowl, Colin Kapernick's impact on the 2017-2018 NFL season, the chances of success of the XFL, and the role of sports in perpetuating racists culture structures and norms.
"By Any Means Necessary" hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Tawanda Jones, the sister of Tyrone West and an activist based in Baltimore to talk about the latest revelations around criminal activity by Baltimore Police Department, the firing of Baltimore Police Chief Kevin Davis, how illegal activities by police have played a role in the rise crime in Baltimore, and how her own brother was killed by the gun-trace task force in the city.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Dane Figueroa Edidi, Black, Cuban, Indigenous, Nigerian trans woman, performance artist, playwright and advocate to talk about the Grammy Awards and the relationship between pop culture and social movements, the efforts to address larger issues of sexual misconduct at an institutional level, the staggering ways artists feel unsafe while making art within American theater, and the 'Not In Our House DC' town hall forum on January 29, 2018 at Shakespeare Theatre's Harman Hall in Washington, D.C. from 6:30-9:30 pm.
Later "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by actor, director, and playwright Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Professor of Theater at American University, to talk about her new play QUEENS GIRL IN AFRICA starring Erika Rose at Mosaic Theater located at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. The show runs through Feb 4th and looks at the juxtaposition of the Civil Rights movement in the United States and the rise of civil war in Nigeria between 1965-1970.
Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullers, and co-author along with asha bandele of the newly released book âWhen They Call You a Terroristâ on St. Martinâs press joins "By Any Means Necessary" with Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon to talk about the focus of the Black Lives Matter movement, the role of pop culture in advancing the black lives matter mission, the need to take on the Department of Justice's war on drugs and her new book co-authored with asha bandele âWhen They Call You a Terrorist.â The group also talks about the need for a global organizing strategy around the Black Lives Matter movement, the systemic and structural problems with policing in America, and the need to have a radical conversation around public safety.
Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder Code Pink joins "By Any Means Necessary" to talk about Code Pink being placed on Israel's blacklist barring groups and individuals from entering the country, the continued IDF detention of the 16 year old Palestinian Ahed Tamimi, and Mike Pence's visit to the Middle East which will not include a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Dan Kovalik, author of the âPlot to Scapegoat Russia" to talk about Steve Bannon using executive privilege while talking to the US Congress, the way Hollywood has help spur Russia-gate, and the ways Russian media has been censored by those advocating for Freedom of Speech protections. The dangers of Democrats engaging in political theater, the slow shift of American politics to the right, and the continued US bipartisanship and media support for foreign wars.
In a special third segment "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Chip Gibbons, a policy and legislative counsel for Defending Rights & Dissent to to talk about the efforts to close Guantanamo Bay under the Trump Administration, whether the prison could be closed through the judicial system, and the filing of a Freedom of Information Act to seek exposure of infiltration into Inauguration protests by law enforcement.
"By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Noelle Hanrahan, Director of Prison Radio and co writer and producer of the documentary âMumia: Long Distance Revolutionaryâ to talk about the deteriorating health of US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, the perverse incentives by prisons not to provide healthcare for their inmates, and the chances of Mumia Abu-Jamal being released from prison.
Hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Ajamu Baraka, National Organizer of Black Alliance for Peace and 2016 Vice Presidential candidate for the Green Party, to talk about the Senate intelligence committee's investigation into the Jill Stein presidential campaign for "collusion" with Russia, the hypocrisy of the Democratic Party crafting #Russiagate while ignoring the concerns of its base and how progressive and radical movements must return to grassroots organizing if they're going to attract the politically disaffected masses.
In this segment Bshara Nassar, Founding Director of Museum of the Palestinian People, joins the show to talk about the importance of celebrating and showcasing the history of the Palestinian people, the significance of the town of Bethlehem in past and present political movements, the role resiliency plays in Palestinian social and cultural movements, and the efforts to bring Palestinian lives and stories into mainstream US culture. More on the museum at www.mpp-dc.org/
"By Any Means Necessary" with Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Dan Hoyle an actor and writer based in New York City to talk about his one man show THE REAL AMERICANS currently running at Mosaic Theater Company of Washington DC. The group talk about the current cultural misunderstandings in the United States, journalistic theater, Friday night football in America, and the differences of audience reactions to performing the show in the Obama era and Trump era.
Ariel Gold, Campaign Director for CODEPINK and Palestinian Activist Rami Aman join the show to talk about to talk about Donald Trump's decision to announce Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, the current reactions by Palestinians living in Gaza and American Jews, the Israeli bombing of Gaza over the weekend, and how the move exasperates tensions both within the region and around the world.
By Any Means Necessary was joined by Felonious Munk, Calvin Evans, Angela Alise, Mackenzie Chin, Odinaka Ezeokoli who star The Second Cityâs âNothing To Lose (But Our Chains)â at Woolly Mammoth Theater. That show is currently running and must close December 31st The group talks about the evolution of the piece, the role of art within activism, the need to center stories around women's voices, and the need to counter long standing racist tropes around blacks in America. The group also talks about the sentence of police officer Michael Slager in the murder of Walter Scott, Senator Al Franken's resignation from the US Senate, and the need to move past the art of those who have crossed the bounds of decency.
Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Dane Edidi, a Black, Cuban, Indigenous, Nigerian trans woman Performance Artist, Playwright, Advocate and Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, an award-winning, queer theater artist and a resident playwright at New Dramatists. Deenâs one man show DRAW THE CIRCLE is currently running at Mosaic Theater Company of Washington D.C. through December 24th. The group talks about trans visibility, the politics of representation in theater and pop culture, the importance of intersectionality in movement work, the nuances to the current moment around sexual assault revelations, and the need to rethink how we educate young white boys.
Allison Renville, Lead Organizer at Dakotas for America and Dakota Activist to talk about the Keystone Pipeline spill in South Dakota, the shocking reality the pipeline has turned back on despite the lack of proper clean up after the spill, the failure of the "high tech, high efficiency" pipelines, the lack of permanent jobs created by the Keystone XL Pipeline, the influx of new workers in the region and the dangers that come along with outside hires.
Allison Renville, Lead Organizer at Dakotas for America and Dakota Activist and Angela Bibens, Attorney and Owner of Red Owl Law Firm, and is Santee-Dakota join Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon to talk about the Keystone Pipeline leaking a total of 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota, the water sources, soil, and agriculture that will be affected by the oil spill, the legal oppression Native Americans face in the US, and the growing momentum of the environmental justice movements.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by NSA whistleblower William Binney to talk about the difficulties of attributing online hacks and espionage, the vast amount of data the NSA collects on citizens home and abroad, how data could be turned into a political weapon, the slippery slope of the Intelligence Community leaking information to media outlets, the false notion that individual privacy must be sacrificed for safety and protection and the current state of the investigation into who hacked the DNC servers ahead of 2016's Presidential election.
John Kiriakou host of "Loud and Clear" on Radio Sputnik joins "By Any Means Necessary" with Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon to talk about Donald Trump's comments about the US Intelligence Community, Trump's continued denial of Russian Involvement in the 2016 Presidential election, the long history of the CIA lying to US citizens, and whether or not the CIA is an effective or needed agency. The group also talk about Donald Trump's speech to ASEAN, the highly scripted nature of US Presidential trips abroad, the intertwined economic relationship between the US and China, and the growing and evolving nature of partisanship at the US Department of State.
"By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Dr. Robert Epstein, an American psychologist, professor, author and journalist to talk about how facebook and Google are working with Congress to distract attention from their own ability to influence political and social movements, the efforts to hold tech companies accountable to the public, the Targeting Message Effect, the Search Engine Manipulation Effect, and the secretive ways Google censors the internet.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Isabel Roth, Doctoral Candidate in Public Health living in Houston and Founder of the Houston chapter of Students for a National Health Program, to talk about the damage done by Hurricane Harvey in and around Houston, Texas. The pair talk about the ways in which the flooding has compounded long time problems in the city such as poverty, homelessness, and mental health care, how natural disasters are happening now with more frequency than people are prepared for and how individuals across the country can be supportive in the efforts to help flood victims.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by John Kiriakou, a former CIA analyst to talk about CNN's new allegations around Russia's involvement in the 2016 Presidential election, Mike Pompeo's tenure at the CIA, the credibility of former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper as media talking heads, and Senator Richard Burr's new surveillance bill.
Host Eugene Puryear is joined by Marcus Ferrell, political strategist, organizer and former African American Outreach Director for Bernie Sanders, to talk about how the call for the removal of Confederate Statutes will influence local elections, race politics in the American South, the chances of Stacey Abrams winning the Georgia gubernatorial race in 2018, and whether or not Bernie Sanders will run for President in 2020.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Keith Silver, former special assistant to Dick Gregory, to talk about the legacy of Dick Gregory, his commitment to social justice causes, his willingness to risk his career and wealth for what he felt was right, and how he integrated healthy eating into political and social movements.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Kathleen Frydl, author and political historian, to talk about Trump declaring a National State Emergency around opioids, and the new National Academy of Science's report on opioid usage across the country.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Sam Menefee-Libbey, spokesperson for support group Dead City Legal Posse to talk about the ongoing legal cases against Inaugural Day protesters and the latest effort by the US Department of Justice to collect mass data on anti-Trump activist.
Racist Monuments Come Down in Baltimore but Trump Defends White Supremacists. Loud & Clear talks to Dominique Stevenson, Program Director for the American Friends Service Committeeâs Friend of a Friend program.
On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by an activist and organizer who was hit by a car driven by white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. The activist recounts the joyous celebration by the anti-racists and Black Lives Matter protesters before the car attack, the ways in which the police were passive in preventing the car attack and the need to continue to organize and speak out against right wing white supremacists.
Eugene Puryear is joined by Roger Waters, songwriter, bassist, and co-founder of Pink Floyd, to talk about the ongoing efforts to support Palestinian Liberation, the efficacy of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against the state of Israel, the tremendous backlash against those who support BDS, and the role culture and music play in political, social and economic movements around the world. Music from Palestinian musicians Rasha Nahas and Tamer Nafar from Dam and Jowan Safadi are featured.
"By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by John Kiriakou, a former CIA analyst and Associate Fellow with the Institute for Policy Studies to talk about the Trump administration's alarming effort to crack down on leaks, how the policies introduced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions are an extension of President Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder's efforts, and how journalists could be subpoenaed to reveal their sources, a major violation of the First Amendment.
"By Any Means Necessary" with Eugene Puryear is joined by Kristerfer Burnett, Baltimore City Council Member to talk about the body camera footage showing a Baltimore Police officer planting drugs, mandatory minimum sentencing in the city around gun possession, and efforts to use government mechanisms to reduce violence.
Scott Michelman, attorney with the ACLU- DC Chapter joins host Eugene Puryear to talk about the lawsuit filed by the ACLU against the Washington D.C. Metropolitan police alleging that officers wrongfully arrested innocent protesters during President Trump's inauguration.
"By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Mike Hersh, National Communications Director at Progressive Democrats of America, to talk about former FBI Director James Comey hearing today in Washington D.C. The pair talk about the lack of substance in the hearing and the numerous other things the Congress could have been working on, such as addressing criminal injustice or climate change.
"By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Barrett Brown, award winning journalist, to talk about Sweden's dropping of charges against Wikileak founder Julian Assange, the long vindication of Chelsea Manning, the diversity of the US deep state, and whether or not Republicans for the first time will question the efficacy of the FBI. The pair also talk about Brown's degenerate approach towards his political activism, the need for the CIA and US intelligence community to stop making malware, whether Silicon Valley elites will ever care about their customers, efforts to think global organizing, and the ill-state of the US news cycle.
"By Any Means Necessary" host Eugene Puryear is joined by Ben Dixon, The Benjamin Dixon Show, Ben Norton, journalist with Alternet, and Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder Code Pink to talk about the Trump administration's decision to launch its first missile strike against Syria and the Assad Regime. The group discusses the chemical weapons attacks on civilians that led to Trump's decision, what the response of Russia and the international community will be to the attacks, and whether or not this will lead to an escalation of the six year war.
By Any Means Necessary host Eugene Puryear is joined by journalist Rania Khalek to talk about the US Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia, the efforts by neo-conservatives to fuel new cold-war sentiments, and the Democrats usage of 'Russia' to screen them from policy critique.
Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich joins By Any Means Necessary host Eugene Puryear to talk about the ways in which the Intelligence Community is fueling the flames of War with Russia and what the left can do to oppose Trump while promoting an anti-war message.
By Any Means Necessary with Eugene Puryear talks to Dennis Kucinich about why he and his wife Elizabeth Kucinich are going to Standing Rock, what President Obama could do to put a halt to the Dakota Access Pipeline, and how this moment could be a turning point in the climate justice movement.
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Recently released from Federal Prison award-winning journalist and political prisoner Barrett Brown speaks out
Text: On this episode of By Any Means Necessary host Eugene Puryear is joined by award winning journalist Barrett Brown. Barrett founded Project PM, a research collaboration and wiki, to facilitate analysis of the troves of hacked emails and other leaked information concerning the inner workings of the cyber-military-industrial complex. In January 2015, Brown was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for the crimes of accessory after the fact, obstruction of justice, and threatening a federal officer stemming from the FBI's investigation into the 2012 Stratfor email leak. On November 29, 2016, Barrett Brown was released from federal custody.
Host Eugene Puryear and Barrett Brown discuss the efforts to maintain journalistic freedom, the intricacies of the American political discourse, the government's tactic of using solitary confinement, and the efforts of characters like Peter Thiel to undermine basic freedoms in the United States and abroad.
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A special extended interview with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Intercept Co-founding Editor and known dog owner, Glenn Greenwald. The two Sams and Glenn chat about the election, foreign policy, the state of journalism and how we proceed in 2017, when this nightmare ends and the nightmares of tomorrow approach.
Turkey's government is claiming that coup plotters operated out of the U.S. air base at Incirlik, where 50 nuclear weapons are housed. Turkish forces have virtually laid siege to the facility. Weapons expert Hans Kristensen speaks with Sputnik correspondent Walter Smolarek about the ordinance present at the base and what it means for relations between the two NATO allies.
What caused the surprise vote on "Brexit"? Ivan Eland, Senior Fellow and Director of the Center on Peace & Liberty at the Independent Institute, joins us to discuss the shockwaves this result is having throughout Europe, and discuss what motivated British voters.
Daniel McAdams is the Executive Director of the Ron Paul Institute for Peace and Prosperity. He joins us to discuss the shocking results of the "Brexit" referendum. What does it mean for the future of the European Union, and which country may drop out next?