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 JANUARY 14, 2022: Marking 20 Years of Torture at Gitmo… Oath Keepers Charged With Sedition for Jan. 6… The U.S. Continues to Fail at Covid… Chantal James Debut Novel… Plus Headlines

Posted January 14, 202200:55:09

Witness Against Torture Rallies at the White House to Mark 20 Years of Torture at the U.S. Guantanamo Detention Center… The U.S. Continues to Fail...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 7, 2022: Brian Becker, Gerald Horne and DC Residents on the One-Year Anniversary of January 6… Mainstream Fears of Fascism… The Demand for Voting Rights… Plus Headlines

Posted January 7, 202200:56:27

On the one-year anniversary of January 6, DC is still wrestling with the meaning and aftermath of that day, when a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 31, 2021: End-Of-Year Review, Part 2: From Cop26, to Chile’s Progressive Victory, to Striketober, to the New Fight for Voting Rights and U.S. Democracy

Posted December 31, 202100:54:55

In Part 1, we covered the January 6th fascist attack on the U.S. Capital, the first year of the Biden administration, the conviction of Derek Chauvin...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 24, 2021: End-Of-Year Review, Part 1: The Year of the Inflection Point, From January 6, to Chauvin Conviction, To More Police Violence, to Russia, China and Chile

Posted December 24, 202100:55:25

Our End-Of-Year Review, Part 1: January 6, to Chauvin Conviction, To More Police Violence, to Russia, China and Chile.

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 17, 2021 – The F-Word: Connecting the Dots Between Texas and Nazi Germany… Ethiopians in DC Continue to Protest U.S. Support of TPLF Terrorists… Crunch Time for Voting Rights and BBB

Posted December 18, 202100:56:32

For our final episode of the F-Word on fascism for 2021, we present this conversation with our geopolitical analyst, professor Gerald Horne on “The...