On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2021: The “Making Good Trouble Rally” at the Lincoln Memorial Marking the 58th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
September 10, 2021

A summer of activism in DC -– protests for voting rights, for housing, for a living wage, for climate policy, for the right to tell the truth about Black History and be protected from police terror--

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2021: In an Historic Session of Congress, Lawmakers Speak Up for the Rights of Palestinians and Say the Israeli Occupation Must End … With Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, AOC, Ayanna Pressley and More…REBROAD
September 03, 2021

During an historic evening in Congress, on May 13th 2021, members of the House of Representatives delivered a full hour of speeches in support of rights of the Palestinian people. The impassioned rema

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 27, 2021: Afghanistan and the Future of U.S. Empire, With Activist Brian Becker and Historian Gerald Horne
August 27, 2021

For this hour, the subject is Afghanistan and the future of U.S. empire. Our geopolitical analyst professor Gerald Horne spoke on the podcast 'The Socialist Program with Brian Becker' on August 19th,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 20, 2021: Indigenous Leaders Speak on Preserving Water, Earth and Air… DC Residents Sue to Save Historic, Rare Green Space… How Will Afghanistan Defeat Impact U.S. Empire?… And More
August 20, 2021

While we may have given our eulogy for the Afghanistan War, what does this defeat mean for U.S. empire? On the National Mall, Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians, is amo

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 13, 2021: Our Eulogy for the Afghanistan War… Families Sue MD County for Desecrated African Cemetery… BLM Activists Measure Toll from Police Violence… Plus Headlines
August 13, 2021

As the Taliban overtakes at least a dozen provincial capitals in Afghanistan, and the U.S. leaves in defeat, I speak with historian Gerald Horne who gives his eulogy on this country's longest war. And

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 6, 2021: A Win For Millions of Families Facing Eviction… ‘Foreign Meddling’ in Elections OK If It’s Israel Against Nina Turner… Headlines on Line 3, Police Arrests and More…
August 06, 2021

An occupation on the steps of the U.S. Capitol leads to a victory for millions of families facing the threat of eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while the Russiagate hoax still bubbles up am

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 30, 2021: ‘Let Cuba Live’ Rally in Front of the White House to End Illegal U.S. Economic Blockade and Sanctions on the Island Nation
July 30, 2021

Hundreds of protesters rally in front of the White House to say "Let Cuba Live" and to demand that the illegal U.S.embargo and sanctions on Cuba be lifted. While supporting a campaign led by Cuban Ame

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 23, 2021: Jon Jeter on Critical Race Theory As Just History… The Cuba PSYOP… Arrests for Voting Rights Protesters… Plus Headlines on DOJ, Climate, Libya and More…
July 23, 2021

Whether it is the fight for voting rights, infrastructure or real aid to the suffering Cuban people, progressives are confronting urgent issues. And with a very sophisticated social media WAR waged by

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 16, 2021: The F-Word: Jim Crow and Dictatorship in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba… With Manolo De Los Santos… Cuba Protests…Hands off Haiti… (White) Protester Privilege in Florida… and More Headlines
July 16, 2021

Whether it is a social media bot campaign or a murky assassination plot, the call is: "Hands off Haiti" and "Hands off Cuba." And for this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, Esther Iverem wonde

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 9, 2021: Gerald Horne and Brian Becker on July Fourth, Juneteenth, and the 100th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China
July 09, 2021

For this hour,  our geopolitical analyst professor Gerald Horne, on the real meaning of the July 4th holiday, the new Juneteenth holiday and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Part