On the Ground w Esther Iverem

Recent Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 10, 2025: The Capital of Slavery: Washington, DC: 1800-1865… Interview with Gerald Horne about His New Book on the Roots of the U.S. Capital… Plus Headlines on Gaza Ceasefire, Judge Blocks National Guard from

Posted October 10, 2025 • 00:58:40

The enslaved and free African populations of what is now the Washington, DC area were pivotal in ending the scourge of slavery in the 19th century....

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 3, 2025: A Gaza Peace Plan Without Peace… Trump Attacks U.S. Citizens with Military… Cities Organize to Fight Back.. Plus Headlines

Posted October 3, 2025 • 00:58:40

This week, the Trump administration presented a Gaza peace plan that was neither about peace nor a plan. It claimed that U.S. cities should be used...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2025: Jon Jeter On the Far Right Gobbling Up U.S. Media….Colombia’s Petro Offers Final U.N. Tour De Force Speech… Plus Headlines on James Comey Indictment, Netanyahu Protests, and Much More….

Posted September 26, 2025 • 00:59:36

As the far right continues their attack on U.S. constitutional rights, their latest front is news and information, as they gain more control over what...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2025: The F-Word on Fascism: Is Kirk’s Murder the U.S. Reichstag Fire?…Mahmoud Khalil and Karen Attiah Speak Out… Plus Headlines on Victory Against Maryland Data Center … and More

Posted September 19, 2025 • 00:59:42

As the death of right-wing organizer Charlie Kirk is used to jumpstart new attacks on the left, are we witnessing the U.S. version of Nazi Germany’s...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2025: Trump’s ‘Crime Emergency’ Ends in DC But ICE and Armed Guard Remain… Thousands March Against Militarization of the Capital… Investors Rule and Ruin DC’s Housing Market… Plus Headlines

Posted September 12, 2025 • 00:58:33

Trump’s so-called ‘crime emergency’ in DC is over, but thousands protest as federal police, masked ICE agents and armed soldiers remain on the...