On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 4, 2020: The Attack on Truth…Activists Fire Back at Obama…UN Head Gives Speech on Climate Crisis…Headlines on Unemployment, Congress, Covid Relief, Nigeria, and More…
December 05, 2020

This year has offered a nonstop exhibition on how corporate media is so bad and getting worse. How much gaslighting and illusion can we take? We speak to journalist Jon Jeter for our final culture and media segment for 2020,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 27, 2020: Voices From Indigenous People’s Day in DC 2020…Ajamu Baraka, Penny Williams, Jafar Jafari and More Call for a Global Anti-Colonial, Anti-Imperialist Movement
November 27, 2020

Capping off this summer's national uprising against racism, Indigenous Peoples Day in DC brought together Native American, African American and other peoples from around the globe. The program, emceed by Pete Landeros of the American Indian Movement,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 20, 2020: The F-Word: Police Stand By As MAGA Mobs Run Amuck in DC…Green New Deal Voters Press Biden…Plus Headlines on COVID, International News and More…
November 20, 2020

As President-Elect Joe Biden starts to fill his cabinet with corporate grifters and war hawks, young activists for environmental justice and a Green New Deal say not so fast and vow to hold Biden accountable.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 13, 2020: Trump Still Attempts to Steal Election…Black Power Matters Rally…Georgia On Our Mind…Veterans Day is Armistice Day… Plus Headlines
November 14, 2020

Celebrations that erupted after Joe Biden was projected winner of the 2020 presidential election have turned to expressions of concern as it seems that Donald Trump never can say goodbye. We speak to professor Gerald Horne.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 6, 2020: Count Every Vote! …Panel from Across the U.S. Assesses the 2020 Election… Headlines on Policing, Palestine and More
November 07, 2020

As former Vice President Joe Biden is set to secure the 270 electoral college votes needed for victory in the 2020 presidential race, President Donald Trump and his supporters plunge into deep denial with unproven accusations of nationwide electoral fr...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 30, 2020: ‘Excluded’ Presidential Candidates–Howie Hawkins of the Green Party USA and Gloria La Riva of the Party for Socialism and Liberation…Plus Headlines
October 31, 2020

Corporate media may do their best to vote-shame or silence third party candidates and movements but Howie Hawkins, presidential candidate for the Green Party USA, and Gloria La Riva, presidential candidate for the Party for Socialism and Liberation are...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 23, 2020: A Legacy of Violent Voter Suppression…Mass Graves in Tulsa May Be Massacre Victims…Headlines on Supreme Court, Nigeria, DC Schools, Covid-19 and More
October 24, 2020

As an unprecedented level of uncertainty is fomented about the November 3rd presidential election, we speak to Natonne Elaine Kemp on the legacy of violent voter suppression and election fraud from the period of Reconstruction in the United States.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 16, 2020 – The F-Word: Chris Hedges on Christian Fascists and the Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court…Voices of Protest Outside Confirmation Hearing…Headlines on Bolivia Elections, DC Police Hearings
October 17, 2020

For this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, journalist and author Chris Hedges talks about the rise of Christian fascism in the United States and the nomination of far right judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. Also,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 9, 2020: Why Has Washington Abandoned the American People?… The White House as a Vector for Bad Germs, Bad Information and Bad Attitudes…Plus Headlines on Michigan Militia Plot, Julian Assange and More
October 09, 2020

With tens of millions of Americans out of work, facing eviction and hunger, the U.S. Senate goes on recess without voting on COVID relief legislation. We speak to journalist David Dayen about why Washington has abandoned the American people.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 2, 2020: Trump’s COVID, Debate and Appeal to the Far Right…Congressional Hearing on White Supremacists Working as Police…Bolivia Diaspora Fights for Fair Elections and Protection of the Indigenous
October 02, 2020

The dumpster fire known as the first presidential debate may still be burning in our minds but it is overshadowing a very important Congressional hearing held that same day, about white supremacists working as police officers.