On the Ground w Esther Iverem

Recent Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 12, 2022: The Inflation Reduction Act, Climate, Environmental Justice and Black Farmers, Plus Headlines

Posted August 12, 2022 • 00:56:10

While Democrats claim the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 as a win, activists are left to assess all that was cut that would have addressed human rights,...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 5, 2022: Aftershocks from Pelosi Trip to Taiwan… Left Reacts After FBI Raids the African People’s Socialist Party… Headlines on ‘Poison Pill’ Budget Bill, Charges in Breonna Taylor Death and Much More

Posted August 5, 2022 • 00:57:49

Aftershocks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan continue to reverberate as China stages live-fire military drills around the island....

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 29, 2022: Family of Murdered Palestinian-American Journalist Appeals to Congress for a U.S. Investigation… Esther Iverem and Jon Jeter Discuss Perception Management, Ukraine and the Economy… Plus Headlines on th

Posted July 29, 2022 • 00:58:05

The family of murdered Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh appeals to Congress for a U.S. investigation of the crime. And for this month’s...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 22, 2022: BYP100 Charts “Explicitly Socialist” Course… Gerald Horne on Pelosi’s Junket to Taiwan… Headlines on Abortion, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, New Developments in Emmett Till Murder, and More….

Posted July 22, 2022 • 00:55:54

Speaking at the People’s Summit, D’Atra Jackson, national director of BYP100, embraces socialism as the cure for systemic inequality and racist...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 15, 2022: Should We Really Blame NATO for the Ukraine War? (Yes) With Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker

Posted July 15, 2022 • 00:57:40

During a week when imperialist hubris was on full display, Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker examine how the U.S. fomented war in Ukraine in a bid to...