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 JULY 21, 2023: Fact Versus Fiction on Apartheid Israel… DeSantis ‘Free Job Training’ for the Enslaved… Monroe Doctrine 2023…

Posted July 21, 202300:56:02

In U.S. politics, the fight is on for the right to believe our own eyes and ears, and to teach the truth–especially when it comes the the apartheid...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 14, 2023: Gerald Horne on NATO Summit, Iran to Zimbabwe… Ben Crump on Demanding Justice for AJ Owens… Plus Headlines 

Posted July 15, 202300:56:02

The rhetoric and result of the NATO summit means that there is no end it sight for the U.S. proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. We speak to historian...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 7, 2023: Jon Jeter on Settler Violence… Ben & Jerry’s Founder and Jodi Evans of Code Pink Arrested at Julian Assange Protest…. Poor People’s Campaign Moral Congress in DC… Plus Headlines 

Posted July 7, 202300:55:00

From Palestine, to France, to DC, to California, settler violence is on the march and the people are fighting back. We speak to journalist Jon Jeter....

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 30, 2023: One Year After the Police Murder of Jayland Walker… Jon Jeter on Affirmative Action… Take Cuba Off the Terror List… 

Posted June 30, 202300:58:46

People came to DC from around the U.S. to demand that Cuba be removed from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, and to demand police accountability...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 23, 2023: COINTELPRO Today, Part 2… ‘Dixiecrat’ Vilsack Continues Harm to Black Farmers… Plus Headlines on Indian Fascist Modi in DC and More…

Posted June 23, 202300:59:12

As federal funds meant to aid Black farmers continue to be diverted elsewhere, members of the Congressional Black Caucus demand that Agriculture Secretary...