On this episode of "By Any Means Necessary" hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Arnold August, a Montreal-based writer, journalist and lecturer and author of the recent book “Cuba U.S. Relations: Obama and Beyond” to talk about the elections in Venezuela over the weekend despite threats towards those casting ballots, President Maduro's party taking 17 of the country's 23 state governorships, and the efforts by the opposition party to gain international support from Western leaders against Maduro's administrations.
In the second segment of the show Nicholas Wolpe, Chief Executive of the Liliesleaf Trust and Museum to talk about the removal of South African Communist Party leader Cde Blade Nzimande from President Jacob Zuma's Cabinet, the dire straights of South Africa's economy, the crack down on those who dissent from Zuma's administration, and the continued focus on politics over policy among the country's political leaders.
Later in the show hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by Mike Hersh, Producer of Fault Lines on Sputnik Radio to talk about Donald Trump's outlandish claim that other presidents have not called the families of fallen soldiers, if the US media is normalizing the actions of Trump and the complicity of Democrats and Republicans in protecting big pharma and driving the opioid crisis. The group also talks about the Democrats desire to sell out their own constituents for "bi-partisanship", Steve Bannon's continued influence on Trump from outside the White House, and the growing divisions within the Republican Party.
In the last hour "By Any Means Necessary" is joined by Max Blumenthal, author, journalist, blogger and now the co-host of the podcast “Moderate Rebels” to talk about Senator Alexander and Senator Murray's deal to fund Obamacare subsides cut by Donald Trump, John McCain's hypocrisy of critiquing Trump's 'half-baked, spurious nationalism', and the erosion of the Christian Right in America. The group also talks about Trump's efforts to add additional provisions to the Iran Deal, neo-conservatives take over of US UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the blow-back the left should expect from their continued Russia fear-mongering, and the latest from the ongoing wars in Syria and Iraq.
Today's talking points touch on Congressman Tom Marino withdrawing his name from consideration to be Trump's Drug Czar, efforts to restore Cost Sharing Reduction healthcare after Trump's executive order earlier in the week, a new legal approach to stopping the building of oil pipelines, and the dropping of a federal lawsuit against Greenpeace.
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