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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 1, 2022: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Unleashes Political and Economic Upheaval… Gerald Horne, Carlos Ron, Venezuela’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs for North America… Plus Headlines 
As President Biden mentions the quiet part out loud, about U.S. dreams for regime change in Russia, the conflict in Ukraine is unleashing a tide of political and economic changes in the world. We spea
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 25, 2022: Vast P.R. Campaign Supports ‘Perception Management’ of Russia-Ukraine Conflict… Supreme Court Nominee Weathers Right-Wing Attack… Plus Headlines
As Russia's intervention into Ukraine enters the second month, the U.S. and NATO continue to win the war of words and 'perception management' with a wall-to-wall media campaign unrivaled by anything i
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 18, 2022 – The F-Word: The Nazis of Ukraine… Peace Activists Say a No-Fly Zone Equals World War III… Plus Headlines on 200th Birthday for Harriet Tubman and More…
As Ukraine's president receives a standing ovation from Congress and a billion dollars more in U.S. weapons for its conflict with Russia, the peace movement wants to tamp down the war hysteria in Cong
’ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 11, 2022: Did NATO and the U.S. Want War?… Activists Brian Becker and Walter Smolarek on U.S. Empire… International Women’s Day.. Plus Headlines
The United States sent a billion dollars in advanced weapons to Ukraine last year, while rejecting all of Russia's security guarantees. Did the U.S. want war? My conversation this week with activists
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 4, 2022: The War in Ukraine as a War of Words and Facts… Jon Jeter on the Media… DOJ Rally to Free Mumia, Peltier and Assange… Plus Headlines
The war in Ukraine is also a war of words, a fight on the battlefield for ideas and truth. We speak to journalist Jon Jeter about fact-free Western coverage. And thanks to independent media voices, th
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2022: After Three Decades of NATO Menacing its Border, Russia Draws a Line and Pushes Back in Ukraine….What’s Next… Follow the Money… Plus Headlines
After decades of watching the NATO military alliance move right up to its border—and after months of having its security guarantees dismissed—Russia attacks military targets in neighboring Ukraine. We
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2022: U.S. Ups War Tensions with Russia… The F-Word for BHM: 70 Years Ago, the Civil Rights Congress Charged the U.S. with Genocide… Plus Headlines
As the U.S. continues to ratchet up war tensions with Russia, there are fresh attacks on ethnic Russian communities in Eastern Ukraine. And as Western journalists and pundits take great license with t
'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 11, 2022: Protesters in 55 Cities Say "Disband NATO and No War With Russia"... Independent Journalist Ford Fischer on Corporate Media Control... Plus Headlines -- Trump is Really in the Toilet
Activists in more than 55 cities tell the Biden Administration to stop misleading the American people in a build-up to war with Russia. And independent journalist Ford Fischer, who was on the ground J
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2022: 100 Organizations, Former U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, Urge Biden to End the Brinksmanship Between Russia and the United States… Jon Jeter on the Complicity of Corporate Media… Plus Headlines
One hundred organizations urge President Biden to end the brinksmanship between Russia and the United States. Our media critic Jon Jeter joins us to discuss the media's part in beating the drums of wa
'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR JANUARY 28, 2022: At the 'No War With Russia and Disband NATO' Action at the White House, Activists Rally to Stop Potential Conflict Between the World's Largest Nuclear Powers
As the Biden administration, the Pentagon and NATO continue to provoke war with Russia, anti-war activists rally in front of the White House to stop a potential conflict between the world's two larges