On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 28, 2022: Horne: The Loose Talk Versus Reality of Nuclear Weapons… Jon Jeter on Jeffrey Sachs, Kanye West and ‘The Letter’… Plus More and Headlines 
October 28, 2022

As we continue to mark 60 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis, we speak to historian and author Gerald Horne about the loose talk versus reality of nuclear weapons. And whether it is economic Jeffrey

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 21, 2022: Would Americans Recognize a Slide Toward Fascism?… More Excerpts from ‘Ukraine on Fire’ …Plus Headlines
October 21, 2022

As regions that recently voted to join Russia come under fresh attacks from Kiev, we air two more excerpts from 'Ukraine on Fire," the Oliver Stone-produced movie about the 2014 U.S.-backed coup in Uk

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 14, 2022: Excerpts from the Movie “Ukraine on Fire”… Brian Becker on New Book: Socialist Reconstruction: A Better Future for the United States… Plus Headlines 
October 14, 2022

As there is an escalation in violence in the current conflict in Ukraine, we present excerpts from Ukraine on Fire, the Oliver Stone-produced movie about the 2014 U.S.-backed coup in Ukraine. And Br

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 7, 2022: Escalation in U.S. Proxy War Against Russia… Interview With Lead Plaintiff in Voting Rights Case… Rallying for the Clean Water Act  
October 07, 2022

As an early winter is predicted for Europe, the U.S. proxy war against Russia continues to impact energy, economics, food and the threat of nuclear war. Gerald Horne is in the house. And we go outside

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 30, 2022: Vijay Prashad Brings Down House in NY… Brian Becker on Voting Rights Under Attack… Gerald Horne on Nordstream Sabotage and Rising Fascism in Europe…  Plus Headlines
September 30, 2022

The Supreme Court is set to hear a case that might allow the far-right majority further attacks on the democratic rights of Americans. Esther speaks with anti-war activist and host of the Socialist Pr

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2022: Ukraine Information War Leads the World to the Precipice… One-Year Anniversary of Haitian Asylum Seekers Being Attacked in Del Rio, Texas… Plus Headlines 
September 23, 2022

As the U.S. and NATO proxy war against Russia reaches a new stage of escalation, corporate media's information war leads the world to the precipice. We speak to journalist Jon Jeter for this month's e

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2022: Residents and Mayor of Jackson Speak Out on a History of Racism, Deadly Disinvestment, and Political Corruption that Created Water Crisis 
September 16, 2022

Residents of Jackson Mississippi spoke out this week at a national town hall sponsored by the Poor Peoples campaign.The failed infrastructure of the capital of Mississippi is a long-standing problem r

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2022: Voices from Appalachian Resistance Rally… Against Manchin’s ‘Dirty Deal’ for the Mountain Valley Pipeline… And Against Attacks on Environmental Protections… 
September 09, 2022

Hundreds of environmental and climate justice advocates rally on Capitol Hill to oppose a deal secured by Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to complete the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline.Th

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2022: The Hidden History of the AFL-CIO in Supporting U.S. Wars and Coups… Labor Activists Fight for Accountability… Headlines on Amazon and Starbucks Worker Victories and More 
September 02, 2022

In honor of Labor Day: a history of the role of the AFL-CIO in U.S. foreign policy and how a new organization, the Labor Education Project on AFL-CIO International Operations (LEPAIO), is pressuring t

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 26, 2022: Jon Jeter on the Fog and Lies of War… Students Keep Fighting for More Debt Relief… Plus Headlines on ICE Detention, Mar-a-Lago and More
August 26, 2022

How far into the fog and lies of war will we go in Ukraine? I speak to Jon Jeter for this months take on the media. And students and activists rallying outside the White house say that announced loan