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 OCTOBER 8, 2021: New Documentary Investigates 2013 Death of Georgia Teenager Kendrick Johnson. Plus headlines

Posted October 9, 2021

A new documentary investigates the unsolved death of Kendrick Johnson, the high school sophomore whose body was found rolled up in a school gym mat...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 1, 2021: Progressives in Congress Draw a Line in the Sand… Meng Wanzhou’s Release and the New U.S. Cold War With China… Congresswomen Offer Own Stories to Support Abortion Rights

Posted October 1, 2021

Progressives in Congress stand up for American working families... On Meng Wanzhou's release and the New U.S. cold war with China... Congresswomen offer...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2021: The Real Story of Haitian Immigration with Jemima Pierre… Jon Jeter on the Sorry Corporate Media… Deadline for the Biden Budget (and Presidency)

Posted September 24, 2021

With the broken U.S. immigration system is in the news, we hear voices of those rallying on the National Mall at the March for Citizenship, Climate...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2021: The F-Word: Twenty Years Since 9/11…USA Gymnasts Ask Why FBI and USA Olympics Have Not Been Held Accountable for Ignoring Sexual Abuse…Plus Headlines

Posted September 17, 2021

The F-Word: Twenty Years Since 9/11…USA Gymnasts Ask Why FBI and USA Olympics Have Not Been Held Accountable for Ignoring Sexual Abuse…Plus Headlines...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2021: The “Making Good Trouble Rally” at the Lincoln Memorial Marking the 58th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Posted September 10, 202100:56:06

A summer of activism in DC -– protests for voting rights, for housing, for a living wage, for climate policy, for the right to tell the truth about...