On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘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
February 25, 2022

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 
February 18, 2022

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
February 11, 2022

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
February 04, 2022

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
January 28, 2022

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

'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