On the Ground w Esther Iverem

“On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues.

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, NOV. 19, 2015 — MARCHING AGAINST THE TPP AND OPPOSING EXELON’S TAKEOVER OF DC’S ELECTRIC UTILITY, PEPCO

Posted December 7, 2015

As the world continues to reel from terror attacks, activists marched in DC this week against economic violence—the violence that would be wrought...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW–NOV. 12, 2015, MAKANI THEMBA ON ACTIVISM AND POWER–AND MORE!

Posted November 12, 2015

An extended conversation with veteran activist and organizer Makani Themba, who is stepping down as executive director of The Praxis Project, which...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, NOV. 5, 2015 — A DEFEAT OF THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE?

Posted November 9, 2015

Today, we’re on the ground with activists for the environment and humanity’s survival to talk about a victory. The big news this week is that the...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT. 29, 2015–SUPPORT FOR THE EMBATTLED PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND A WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE

Posted October 29, 2015

OCTOBER 29, 2015 Based on deceptively edited videos showing a Planned Parenthood staffer discussing donated fetal tissue for research, Republicans in...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT. 22, 2015–BLACK JACOBINS: THE U.S., THE HAITIAN REVOLUTION AND THE ORIGINS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Posted October 22, 2015

OCTOBER 22, 2015 Today, a history of social justice. We speak with prolific author and activist Gerald Horne about his new book, Confronting Black Jacobins:...