On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘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

‘ON THE GROUND’ FOR AUGUST 19, 2022: Headlines on Trump’s Triple Legal Woes and More… Rebroadcast Plus Bonus Audio of Gerald Horne on The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism
August 19, 2022

With corporations amassing more power and with more violence introduced into U.S. politics, we present a rebroadcast of our interview with Gerald Horne about his latest book: THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION OF

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 12, 2022: The Inflation Reduction Act, Climate, Environmental Justice and Black Farmers, Plus Headlines
August 12, 2022

While Democrats claim the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 as a win, activists are left to assess all that was cut that would have addressed human rights, human needs and a livable planet. I speak to O

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 5, 2022: Aftershocks from Pelosi Trip to Taiwan… Left Reacts After FBI Raids the African People’s Socialist Party… Headlines on ‘Poison Pill’ Budget Bill, Charges in Breonna Taylor Death and Much More
August 05, 2022

Aftershocks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan continue to reverberate as China stages live-fire military drills around the island. And the global left continues to react after the FBI r