On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘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

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 29, 2022: Family of Murdered Palestinian-American Journalist Appeals to Congress for a U.S. Investigation… Esther Iverem and Jon Jeter Discuss Perception Management, Ukraine and the Economy… Plus Headlines on th
July 29, 2022

The family of murdered Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh appeals to Congress for a U.S. investigation of the crime. And for this month's deep dive into media and culture, I discuss wit

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 22, 2022: BYP100 Charts “Explicitly Socialist” Course… Gerald Horne on Pelosi’s Junket to Taiwan… Headlines on Abortion, Dr. Mutulu Shakur, New Developments in Emmett Till Murder, and More…. 
July 22, 2022

Speaking at the People's Summit, D'Atra Jackson, national director of BYP100, embraces socialism as the cure for systemic inequality and racist policing. Gerald Horne weighs in on the plans of House S

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 15, 2022: Should We Really Blame NATO for the Ukraine War? (Yes) With Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker
July 15, 2022

During a week when imperialist hubris was on full display, Eugene Puryear and Brian Becker examine how the U.S. fomented war in Ukraine in a bid to maintain unipolar hegemony. Plus headlines on Jaylan