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 JUNE 21, 2019: Congress Takes Up Issue of Reparations for African Americans…The Organization Refuse Fascism Details Dangers of the Trump-Pence Regime…Headlines on Iran, Police Cooperation with ICE and Much More…

Posted June 21, 2019

'On the Ground' for June 21, 2019 At a Congressional hearing this week, witnesses offered expert testimony about the need for reparations for the descendants...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 14, 2019: The Rev. William Barber and Faith Leaders Hand ‘Moral Indictment’ to Trump…A ‘Persian Gulf of Tonkin?’…Headlines on Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism and More

Posted June 14, 2019

'On the Ground' Show for June 14, 2019 Rallying in front of the White House this week, faith leaders from around the country handed down what they called...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 7, 2019: Thom Hartmann on the U.S. and Guns…Lawmakers Question the FBI about White Supremacists…And Are Relations with China Turning Dangerous?

Posted June 7, 2019

'ON THE GROUND' FOR JUNE 7, 2019 PART TWO OF THOM HARTMAN ON THE U.S. AND GUNS At the second in a series of congressional hearings on white supremacist...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 31, 2019: African Liberation Day 2019…Activists Denounce U.S. Sanctions on Zimbabwe…Saving a Public Hospital in the Nation’s Capital…Plus Headlines

Posted May 31, 2019

'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR MAY 31, 2019 Marchers rallied at the White House on May 25th for African Liberation Day and called on the Trump administration...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 24, 2019: Six Children Die During (or Just After) U.S. Border Custody…The White Nationalism of Walt Whitman…Headlines on Assange, Venezuela Embassy, Climate Strike and More…

Posted May 24, 2019

With the deaths of six migrant children in U.S. custody--and hundreds more children still separated from their parents--when will cruel immigration...