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, OCT. 15, 2015–FOLLOWING THE ‘JUSTICE OR ELSE’ MARCH AND THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, A FOCUS ON ACTIVISM AND ECONOMICS

Posted October 15, 2015

OCTOBER 15, 2015 Following up the October 10 “Justice or Else” march and the first Democratic presidential debate, this show focuses on activism...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT. 8, 2015–THE RUN-UP TO ‘JUSTICE OR ELSE,’ THE U.S. BOMBS A HOSPITAL AND A NEW EFFORT TO HELP GIRLS

Posted October 8, 2015

OCTOBER 8, 2015 The run-up to the October 10, 2015 “Justice or Else” rally, the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March. We talk to a march organizer...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT. 1, 2015–MORE VOICES FROM THE MORAL ACTION ON CLIMATE JUSTICE RALLY

Posted October 1, 2015

OCTOBER 1, 2015 More voices from the September 24, 2015 Moral Action on Climate Justice Rally, a national and international mobilization of musicians,...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, SEPT. 24, 2015–TWO-HOUR PLUS SPECIAL ON POPE FRANCIS IN DC, CLIMATE JUSTICE, IMMIGRATION, INCOME INEQUALITY AND THE CONTROVERSIAL CANONIZATION OF JUNIPERO SERRA

Posted September 24, 2015

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 This expanded, two-and-a-half-hour edition includes coverage of Pope Francis in Washington, DC and what he and activists have to...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015–THE MIGRATION CRISIS AND ITS ROOT IN IMPERIALIST WARS, INTERVENTION AND DESTRUCTION. ALSO, ANTI-WAR ACTIVISTS CELEBRATE THE IRAN-NUCLEAR DEAL

Posted September 17, 2015

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 This month’s installment of “The F Word” is all about the migration crisis and the root of that crisis in imperialist wars,...