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 30, 2022: A Look Back at 2022 with Historian and Author Gerald Horne 

Posted December 30, 202200:51:02

The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 23, 2022: 30th Anniversary of the Ambrose I. Lane Sr. Radio Series ‘Never Again for White Men Only’… Plus Headlines on Jan. 6 Report… D.C. Cop Convicted of Murder 

Posted December 23, 202200:52:52

The journalist. author and social justice activist Ambrose I. Lane Sr. hosted shows, including We Ourselves for decades on WPFW and other Pacifica stations...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 16, 2022: Railroad Workers and Supporters Rally on Capitol Hill and Across the Country to Have More than One Sick Day a Year … With Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and more…

Posted December 16, 202200:56:17

Two weeks after Congress disgraced itself by denying freight railroad workers seven days of sick leave, workers and their supporters rallied on Capitol...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 9, 2022: Brian Becker on Moore v. Harper and the Right-Wing Assault on Democratic Rights… From Our Archives: Pedro Castillo Supporters Rally at the OAS… Plus Headlines on Countering the U.S.-Africa Leaders S

Posted December 9, 202200:54:31

The Moore v. Harper case before the Supreme Court could give the far right in the United States what they cannot get through free and fair elections–and...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 2, 2022: Vijay Prashad, Noam Chomsky and Medea Benjamin on “The Real Path to Peace in Ukraine”… Part 2 on Organizing Against U.S. Proxy War Against Russia in Ukraine…

Posted December 2, 202200:57:39

For this hour,  part two of our coverage of the conference,  “The Real Path to Peace in Ukraine,” held November 19, 2022 at the People’s Forum...