On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


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'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR JANUARY 21, 2022 - The F-Word: Canadian Scholar Warns of U.S Autocracy... U.S. War Machine and Corporate Media Threaten Russia... Senate Deals Blow to Voting and Democracy... Voting Rights Activists Speak Out on MLK Holiday.
January 21, 2022

The U.S. exports its war economy, this time to the border of Russia. Here at home, the Senate deals a blow, perhaps a lethal blow, to voting rights and democracy. And for this month's episode of the F

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 14, 2022: Marking 20 Years of Torture at Gitmo… Oath Keepers Charged With Sedition for Jan. 6… The U.S. Continues to Fail at Covid… Chantal James Debut Novel… Plus Headlines
January 14, 2022

Witness Against Torture Rallies at the White House to Mark 20 Years of Torture at the U.S. Guantanamo Detention Center... The U.S. Continues to Fail at Covid... OathKeepers Charged With Sedition for J

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 7, 2022: Brian Becker, Gerald Horne and DC Residents on the One-Year Anniversary of January 6… Mainstream Fears of Fascism… The Demand for Voting Rights… Plus Headlines
January 07, 2022

On the one-year anniversary of January 6, DC is still wrestling with the meaning and aftermath of that day, when a violent mob attacked the U.S. Capitol as Donald Trump tried to decertify Joe Biden's

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 31, 2021: End-Of-Year Review, Part 2: From Cop26, to Chile’s Progressive Victory, to Striketober, to the New Fight for Voting Rights and U.S. Democracy
December 31, 2021

In Part 1, we covered the January 6th fascist attack on the U.S. Capital, the first year of the Biden administration, the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, ongoing cases of p

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 24, 2021: End-Of-Year Review, Part 1: The Year of the Inflection Point, From January 6, to Chauvin Conviction, To More Police Violence, to Russia, China and Chile
December 24, 2021

Our End-Of-Year Review, Part 1: January 6, to Chauvin Conviction, To More Police Violence, to Russia, China and Chile. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep th

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 17, 2021 – The F-Word: Connecting the Dots Between Texas and Nazi Germany… Ethiopians in DC Continue to Protest U.S. Support of TPLF Terrorists… Crunch Time for Voting Rights and BBB
December 18, 2021

For our final episode of the F-Word on fascism for 2021, we present this conversation with our geopolitical analyst, professor Gerald Horne on "The Social Program" podcast with Brian Becker. We pick u

'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR DECEMBER 10, 2021: 'Hands Off Ethiopia' Protest Movement Targets Biden and Dems... Groups Stage Civil Disobedience to Pass BBB... Speaking out for the Undocumented and for Childcare.
December 18, 2021

As the legislative calendar for Congress comes to a close, people are marching in DC to get the attention of lawmakers and the White House to pass the Build Back Better Act to meet the human needs of

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 3, 2021: As a Far-Right Majority on the Supreme Court Heard Arguments that Could Overturn Roe v. Wade, Reproductive Justice Activists Rallied Outside, Saying that “Abortion is Essential”
December 03, 2021

As a far-right majority on the Supreme Court heard arguments this week in a case that could overturn the landmark abortion rights law, Roe v. Wade, reproductive justice activists spoke outside the cou

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 26, 2021: Three Court Verdicts About Racism in the US… Journalist Jon Jeter on False Ethiopia Coverage and Censorship of Student Journalists at Howard U. … Native Americans Mark National Day of Mourning
November 26, 2021

Three Court Verdicts About Race and Racism in the US… Journalist Jon Jeter on False Ethiopia Coverage, Censorship, Threats Against Student Journalists at Howard U and More… Native Americans Mark Natio