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 JULY 26, 2019–The F-Word: Henry Giroux on Neoliberal Fascism…Gerald Horne on the U.S. Russia-China Obsession…Headlines on Mueller and More…

Posted July 26, 2019

ON THE GROUND JULY 26, 2019 On this month's F-Word segment on fascism, author and cultural critic Henry A. Giroux, says that fascism starts with words....

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 19, 2019: Freshmen Progressive Congresswomen Speak Out…Historic Meeting in Africa…Headlines on House Passage of $15 Min. Wage and More..

Posted July 19, 2019

After announced immigrant raids all but fizzled, this week, the Trump administration turned to attack four progressive members of Congress, all women...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 12, 2019: Asylum Seeker Tells Story of Her Daughter’s Death After Stay at U.S. Border Facility…Trump Plans ‘Raids’ on Immigrant Families…Headlines on New Africa Trade Bloc and More…

Posted July 12, 2019

Days before the Trump administration is set to begin raids on immigrant families around the country, Yazmin Juarez, who came to the U.S. seeking asylum,...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 5, 2019: ‘Trump Baby’ Blimp Counters Trump Tanks on July 4…Marking Ten Years Since U.S.Backed Honduras Coup…Headlines on #All Out in DC on July 6 Against White Supremacist Rally and More…

Posted July 5, 2019

'ON THE GROUND' FOR JULY 5, 2019 As Donald Trump spends millions to promote U.S. militarism on Independence Day, anti-war activists gather on the national...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 28, 2019: Journalist and Author Jon Jeter on Corporate Media and the Framing of News…DC Mayor and Police Ordered by Court to Record Stop-and-Frisk Data…Headlines on Border Crisis, Supreme Court Decisions, G20 and More…

Posted June 29, 2019

From U.S. warmongering, to the imprisonment of Julian Assange, to the stories that movies tell us. We have an in-depth conversation about corporate...