On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 16, 2018: The F-Word: Ajamu Baraka on the Military-Industrial Complex…The Centennial of Armistice Day…Gerald Horne on Poland’s ‘White Power’ March…And More…

November 16, 2018

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One hundred years after the end of World War One, veterans gather to reclaim the true meaning of Armistice Day. And for this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, human rights activist Ajamu Baraka joins us to talk about the military-industrial complex.

Plus headlines:
-In climate news, dozens of young environmentalists with the Sunrise Movement, occupied the office of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, demanding a green new deal.

-VETERANS AND ACTIVISTS GATHERED AT SEVERAL ACTIONS in DC at the start of this week on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

-Black Lives Matter DC, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Stop Police Terror Project argues in court that the District’ of Columbia has unreasonably delayed implementation of the stop-and-frisk data collection.

-Muslim activists also met this week to discuss how federal laws target them for surveillance and harassment.

-In culture in media, the annual BZB Holiday gift and art show kicks off this November 23rd and 25th with 60 pop-up shops at the Shiloh Family Life Center, 1510 Ninth Street in northwest DC.