On the Ground w Esther Iverem

Recent Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 27, 2026: Jon Jeter on Lies, Insanity and Spin in the News… Haile Gerima’s Opus on Ethiopian Resistance to Fascist Italy… Hearing the Rev. Graylan Hagler Speak… Plus Headlines

Posted February 27, 2026 • 00:59:28

Lies, insanity and spin are becoming the norm in our daily news and information diet, where one shocking story quickly supplants another. To help us...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 20, 2025: The U.S. Spiral of Violence… Protests Outside First Meeting of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’… Plus Headlines

Posted February 20, 2026 • 00:54:47

Whether it is threatening war with Iran, funding genocide in Gaza, Killing people in Venezuela, or killing its own people at home, the U.S. its lashing...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 13, 2026: Bodycam Footage Offers More Proof that Feds Lied About Shooting of Chicago Teacher… Wilmer Leon on Government Versus Grift… Plus Gerald Horne on Bad Bunny and More Headlines

Posted February 13, 2026 • 00:57:36

Bodycam footage offers more proof that Trump officials lied about border agents shooting a Chicago school teacher five times after first ramming her...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 6, 2025: Chicago Teacher Shot Seven Times By Border Control Testifies On Capitol Hill… As President Petro Meets With Trump, An Interview With Afro-Colombian Leader… Headlines On U.S. War On Iran, Cuba, Hait

Posted February 6, 2026 • 00:55:47

From Minnesota to DC, to Haiti, Gaza and Iran, the U.S. empire is in a whirlwind of war and violence.And with four U.S. citizens killed by immigration...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 30, 2025: Federal Workers Honor Alex Pretti… U.S. Threatens Iran and Bullies Venezuela for Oil… Plus the Jan 30 National Strike and More Headlines with Historian Gerald Horne.

Posted January 30, 2026 • 00:58:36

The street execution of Veterans Affairs nurse Alex Pretti by border patrol agents in Minnesota may mark a turning point in the Trump administration’s...