Episodes

‘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 a moral indictment against the Trump administration, for a range of wrongs, from denying health care to millions, to ripping migrant children from their parents. And in what some analysts are calling a suspicious provocation for war, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blames Iran for attacking two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Plus other headlin...

‘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 violence in the United States, lawmakers questioned this week the priorities and placement of resources by the FBI and other federal agencies. And as the United States faces the horror of the latest mass shooting in Virginia Beach, a new book traces Americas deadly relationship to guns to this country’s founding on genocide and slavery. We speak ...

‘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 to end crippling sanctions against the Southern African country of Zimbabwe. And in DC, advocates for quality health care vow to continue the fight for DC’s only full service hospital east of the Anacostia River. Plus headlines on: -the Medicare for All Emergency Ambulance Tour. -a Maryland man set himself on fire in a busy tourist area near the...

With the deaths of six migrant children in U.S. custody–and hundreds more children still separated from their parents–when will cruel immigration policies bear any responsibility for cruel outcomes? And as DC and cities around the United States launch celebrations of the poet of democracy, Walt Whitman, we speak to one historian about new bodies of scholarship on Whitman’s real legacy on human rights. Voices: Gerald Horne, Lavelle Porter, Ofelia Calderon Photo: Family photo of Carlos Gregorio...

The U.S. breaks Into Venezuela embassy and arrests activists…Part 2 Interview with Gerald Horne on New S. Africa Book, ‘White Supremacy Confronted’…Plus Headlines: Fourth Migrant Child Dies in Feds Custody, Green New Deal Tour and More… If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month, to give a one-time donation on...

As South African voters went to the polls this week, marking 25 years since the end of the racist apartheid system, we spend the hour with the author and activist Professor Gerald Horne and his new book, White Supremacy Confronted: U.S. Imperialism and Anti-Communism vs. the Liberation of Southern Africa, from Rhodes to Mandela. Plus headlines on the occupation of the Venezuela embassy by peace activists and more… PHOTO CREDIT: Antonio Marín Segovia If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which...

For this show, we are in Havana, Cuba, where millions of Cubans celebrated May Day in support of workers and against the expanded United States economic blockade and sanctions. The May 1 celebration occurred as representatives meeting here from around the world stood in solidarity with the government of Venezuela as it defeated an attempted coup and they denounced the U.S. for military, economic and other actions to destabilize sovereign countries around the globe. Also, more reports from differ...

For this hour the keynote address by author and activist Susan Albulhawa, delivered at the Israel and American Policy conference held March 22, 2019 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC., sponsored by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Patreon tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. The show is made po...

For this month’s episode of “The F-Word” on fascism, Professor Francis Boyle breaks down how the US is destroying International Law. And in continued solidarity with Venezuelas people and Bolivarian Revolution, peace activists are occupying the Venezuelan embassy at the invitation of the Venezuelan government. We hear what one Puerto Rican activist has to say about the U.S. attempted coup. Headlines: Gerald Horne on the Mueller Report, Cuba and Sudan; Bernie Sanders on Fox, Andrew Yang at the L...

This week’s important Congressional hearing on Hate Crimes and White Nationalism was marred by bitter partisan politics, but the four-hour meeting produced rare testimony about the dangerous rise in intimidation and violence from those espousing hate. And in the aftermath of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange being expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, will the freedom of speech of journalists become the latest political football in DC? Plus headlines If you enjoy our grassroots news sh...

Peace activists meet in DC and denounce the NATO military alliance celebrating its anniversary on day the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Organizers said that Kings triple evils of capitalism, militarism and racism have been joined by an environmental crisis that threatens all of humanity. Voices: Jaribu Hill – Mississippi Workers Center for Human Rights Omali Yeshitela – Chairman of Black is Back The Rev. Graylan Hagler — Pastor of Plymouth United Church of Christ Luci Murphy and...

Hundreds of activists and scholars meeting at the National Press Club say that more people around the globe are demanding justice for Palestine. We hear a key address by Professor Walter L. Hixson, author of the forthcoming book, Israel’s Armor: The Role of the Israel Lobby in the History of the Palestine Conflict. Headlines: -Gerald Horne on the Mueller Report and NATO’s 70th anniversary. -Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Impassioned Defense of the Green New Deal. -Senate Poised to Confirm Another In...

Cynthia McKinney on How the U.S. Creates Sh*thole Countries…Voices from UN Conference on Women…Headlines on Venezuela, Bolsonaro Visit, Liberians Face Deportation Deadline…And More… VOICES: Cynthia McKinney, Gerald Horne, Desiree Harp, Ruihana Paenga, Fata Acquoi, Michele Roberts, Chantal James, Esther Iverem-host. Bonus Audio: Part two with Cynthia McKinney on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/25553475 If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and o...

On the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Brazilian politician and human rights champion Marielle Franco, activists gather in front of the White House to honor her legacy. And for this month’s episode of the F-Word on fascism, one Brazilian gives her take on the rise of Jair Bolsonaro and neofascism in her country. Plus headlines: Youth Climate Strike, Trump Update, Yemen Vote, Venezuela and More… If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on ...

On International Women’s Day, March 8th 2019, the lives of Venezuelan women bear witness to the struggle for human rights and against imperialism and war. And what is feminism? At an upcoming gathering, women will organize under the banner ‘Feminism for the 99 percent.’ Audio of Rep. Omar Tlaib and Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaking at Progressive Town Hall in DC on February 27. Headlines: I stand with Ilhan campaign scores victory. An assortment of rallies and cultural presentations are marking Inter...

Will testimony by Trump’s former fixer, Michael Cohen, drive a stake into the heart of Russiagate? Nation writer Aaron Mate says don’t bet on it. And at protests across the U.S. and world, thousands gather to say no war, no sanctions no coup in Venezuela.” Plus Headlines on Jayapal’s Medicare for All bill in the House of Representatives. And More… HEADLINES: Michael Cohens testimony debunks Russiagate -Medicare For All Act of 2019 is Introduced by Representative Pramila Jayapal. -Climate activi...

Political lines are being drawn about national sovereignty, democracy and U.S. interventionist wars around the globe. This time, Venezuela is at the epicenter of the international struggle against U.S. imperialism and propaganda. Headlines: Venezuela…Rallying Against the Border Wall and Declaration of ‘National Emergency’…Bernie Sanders…Saudi Arabia…Nukes…And More Voices: Steve Ellner, Gerald Horne, Bernie Sanders If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast...

Gerald Horne on Commemoration of 1619 and Legacy of African Enslavement…Headlines on Trump’s Wall and “National Emergency,” Ilhan Omar Grills Abrams on War Crimes, Immigration, Social Security and More. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Patreon tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to ...

As the Trump administration pursues a coup in Venezuela and futile plans for a border wall, it defies a court order to reunite hundreds if not thousands of migrant children illegally seized from their parents. And activists in Maryland are arrested as part of a two-year campaign to create a memorial for an African Burial Ground desecrated and paved over by developers. CORRECTION: Broadcast versions of this show misidentified the state for U.S. Senator Ed Markey. He is from Massachusetts. We do r...

As the Trump Administration continues an attempted coup in Venezuela, we interview journalist Dan Cohen about his new article: The Making of Juan Guaido: How the US Regime Change Laboratory Created Venezuela’s Coup Leader. Also, Extinction Rebellion, the civil disobedience movement that sprang up in Europe to fight climate change, lifts off in the U.S. Headlines: –This week, the Trump Administration escalated its economic war against Venezuela. –Allies of the Venezuelan government are calling...

On today’s show, the ongoing coup attempt in Venezuela by the Trump administration underscores the rift between anti-imperialists and those championing American Exceptionalism. And crowds in DC and all over the world rally in support of Press TV journalist Marzieh Hashemi, who was released this week by US officials after being detained and imprisoned for 11 days with no charges. Headlines on the Shutdown, Extinction Rebellion and more.. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide fr...

The first speech on the floor of Congress by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York breaks records for C-Span on Twitter. We hear these remarks from AOC and what more freshman members of Congress say about the government shutdown. And a new book by Michael R. Fischbach, Black Power and Palestine: Transnational Countries of Color, digs into the roots of African American-Palestinian solidarity. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stat...

On Thursday, January 10, hundreds of U.S. federal employees, joined by labor union leaders and some members of Congress, rallied near the White House before marching to the White House, stating that Donald Trump is using them as pawns in an effort to force House Democrats to spend $5.7 billion for a discredited wall or fence on the Mexican border. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click o...

This show is the first of three devoted to unheard voices of 2018. Today, poets and writers speaking out at a powerful Poets for Puerto Rico program held at the American Poetry Museum in Northeast DC on September 22nd 2018, one year after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, killing at least 3,000 people as the island languished in neglect from the U.S. federal government. The DC program was one of several held around the country to raise funds to support grassroots organizations on the islan...