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 FEBRUARY 18, 2022: U.S. Ups War Tensions with Russia… The F-Word for BHM: 70 Years Ago, the Civil Rights Congress Charged the U.S. with Genocide… Plus Headlines 

Posted February 18, 202200:54:15

As the U.S. continues to ratchet up war tensions with Russia, there are fresh attacks on ethnic Russian communities in Eastern Ukraine. And as Western...

'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 11, 2022: Protesters in 55 Cities Say "Disband NATO and No War With Russia"... Independent Journalist Ford Fischer on Corporate Media Control... Plus Headlines -- Trump is Really in the Toilet

Posted February 11, 202200:58:16

Activists in more than 55 cities tell the Biden Administration to stop misleading the American people in a build-up to war with Russia. And independent...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2022: 100 Organizations, Former U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, Urge Biden to End the Brinksmanship Between Russia and the United States… Jon Jeter on the Complicity of Corporate Media… Plus Headlines

Posted February 4, 202201:01:13

One hundred organizations urge President Biden to end the brinksmanship between Russia and the United States. Our media critic Jon Jeter joins us to...

'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR JANUARY 28, 2022: At the 'No War With Russia and Disband NATO' Action at the White House, Activists Rally to Stop Potential Conflict Between the World's Largest Nuclear Powers

Posted January 28, 202200:56:53

As the Biden administration, the Pentagon and NATO continue to provoke war with Russia, anti-war activists rally in front of the White House to stop...

'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR JANUARY 21, 2022 - The F-Word: Canadian Scholar Warns of U.S Autocracy... U.S. War Machine and Corporate Media Threaten Russia... Senate Deals Blow to Voting and Democracy... Voting Rights Activists Speak Out on MLK Holiday.

Posted January 21, 202201:01:14

The U.S. exports its war economy, this time to the border of Russia. Here at home, the Senate deals a blow, perhaps a lethal blow, to voting rights...