On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 21, 2024: Russia and North Korea Sign Strategic Agreement… Juneteenth Highlights Victory of African American Civil War Soldiers…. Plus Headlines  
June 21, 2024

What does the new mutual defense pact between Russia and North Korea mean for geopolitics, war and peace? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And African American soldiers who fought and turned the ti

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 14, 2024: People’s Court of Justice Puts Biden on Trial for Gaza Genocide… West Plays Nuclear Chicken With Russia… Plus Headlines  
June 14, 2024

After tens of thousands surround the White House, in protest of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Gaza, an open-air People's Court of Justice is held, putting U.S. and Israeli officials on trial for genocide

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 7, 2024: June 8 Biden ‘Red Line’ March to Surround White House … Part 2 from the People’s Conference for Palestine…Palestinian Resistance and the Path to Liberation… Plus Headlines 
June 07, 2024

Americans don't want their tax dollars to fund genocide, and on Saturday, June 8, they are creating a people's red line for the Biden administration. Also, Part 2 of our coverage from the historic Peo

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 31, 2024: Mustafa Barghouti, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and More from the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit. Part One
May 31, 2024

On this show, we spend the hour hearing from Palestinian physician and political leader Mustafa Barghouti, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement, and others speaking on the first day of the histor

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 24, 2024: The Battle Between Censorship and Truth… The New McCarthyism… DC High School Activists Sue to Speak on Palestine… Plus Headlines  
May 25, 2024

Today's information war in the United States is a battle between censorship and the right to tell the truth, particularly about Palestine and Apartheid Israel. For our monthly special on media and cul

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 17, 2024 – The F-Word: Fascism and Settler Colonialism in Israel… Federal Workers Rally for Ceasefire… Plus Headlines, including on the ICJ  
May 18, 2024

In this month's segment of the F-word on fascism, the genocidal attack on Gaza by Israel - and the worldwide opposition to it - is educating a new generation about the deadly nature of settler colonia

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 10, 2024: GWU Students Speak Out After Arrests, Police Brutality, and Destruction of Their Encampment… BDS Gets Big Boost… Plus Headlines
May 10, 2024

Students and community members arrested and attacked by DC police at George Washington University speak out at a press conference on Capitol Hill about the destruction of their Gaza Solidarity Camp. A

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 3, 2024: GWU Students Mark Week One of Gaza Solidarity Encampment…May Day Combines Labor and Palestine Issues… Plus Headlines 
May 04, 2024

As many Gaza Solidarity Encampments are destroyed on college campuses with hundreds of arrests, students at George Washington University mark one week of their encampment and raise the flag of Palesti

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 26, 2024: Jon Jeter on Israel Fact and Fiction… DC Students Defy University Curfew for Gaza Solidarity Encampment… Plus Headlines on Gaza Mass Graves and More 
April 26, 2024

The latest Gaza Solidarity Encampment is set up less than a mile from the White House and George Washington University students vow to stay until their demands are met. And after more than 200 days of

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 19, 2024: Another Attack on Iran… Continued Repression of Pro-Palestine Students on U.S. Campuses…Sudan Marks One Year of War… Plus Headlines 
April 19, 2024

There is another attack on Iran, and repression of Pro-Palestine students continues on U.S. campuses.Sudan just marked one year of war that has killed thousands and displaced millions. Gerald Horne j

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