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 MAY 1, 2020: U.S. Workers Plan Strikes and Walkouts for May Day…May 1 Caps Ten Days of Actions, Including ‘Cancel the Rents’…The View from an Employer After Laying Off 450 Staff…Plus Headlines

Posted May 1, 202000:57:55

May Day 2020 culminates of a week of action in the midst of massive unemployment in the United States, and often dangerous working conditions during...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 24, 2020: U.S. Blames China for Its Own Failures…It’s a Go for the Left Amid Capitalist Meltdown…Cancel the Rents…Gerald Horne on Iran…Plus Headlines

Posted April 25, 2020

As the United States remains the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, a concerted effort by lawmakers, their funders and corporate media blames China...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 17, 2020: Earth Day at 50 Amid Emboldened Polluters and a Pandemic…The F-Word: COVID-19 and U.S. Policing, Surveillance and Militarism…Plus Headlines on Unemployment and More

Posted April 18, 2020

At the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Americans are fighting for survival, not only against COVID-19 and economic collapse, but also against polluters...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 10, 2020: Richard Wolff on the Economic Crisis, Pandemic and Bernie…The Impact of COVID-19 on African Americans in DC…Mutual Aid Offers a Lifeline…And Headlines

Posted April 11, 2020

ON THE GROUND FOR APRIL10, As the one man with a plan, Senator Bernie Sanders, drops out of the presidential race, millions more Americans file unemployment...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 3, 2020: U.S. Enters Uncharted Economic and Pandemic Territory…The Crisis Does Not Stop U.S. Capitalism from Threatening Lives Around the Globe…A Voice from Chinatown, San Francisco…Plus Headlines

Posted April 3, 2020

ON THE GROUND APRIL 3, 2020 Whether it is the pandemic, the toll of sick and dying, or the unprecedented army of the unemployed, the United States has...