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 FOR DECEMBER 27, 2024: Susan Abulhawa, Miko Peled, and Mohammed El-Kurd Debate Israeli Apartheid and Genocide at Oxford University 

Posted December 27, 202400:58:55

On November 28th 2024, the Oxford Union debate society in England voted in favor of the motion that Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 20, 2024 – The F-Word: Billionaires in Charge?… Profits Before People… Populist Anger… Family of American Woman Murdered By Israel Meet With Blinken 

Posted December 20, 202400:56:32

For this month’s episode of the F-Word on fascism, we discuss with journalist Jon Jeter the role of unelected billionaires in government, profits...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 13, 2024: The Aftermath of Syria Collapse… International Human Rights Day… Plus Headlines on Gaza, Uhuru 3, Mangione, Nikki Giovanni and More… 

Posted December 13, 202400:59:34

Will Turkey’s apparent duplicity with the U.S. and Israel destroy Syria and Palestine? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And this year’s International...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 6, 2024: No Nuclear War … Biden’s Parting Gift of Global Dangers… A Hunger Strike For Gaza… Rep. Rashida Tlaib Speaks… 

Posted December 6, 202400:57:27

As U.S. experts and activists gather here to oppose escalation to nuclear war, the Biden administration uses its final weeks to ratchet up dangerous...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2024: Vijay Prashad-Full Interview on the ‘Extreme Center’ and the ‘Far Right of a Special Kind’ 

Posted November 29, 2024

As President-Elect Trump continues to nominate cabinet picks who counter his campaign promises of a peace agenda, we revisit this hour our discussion...