On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 12, 2021: Youth Climate Activists Take Lawsuit Against Feds to Supreme Court… Police Reform Thwarted in Maryland… Headlines on COVID Relief Package and More…
March 12, 2021

As the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin gets under way for the murder of George Floyd last May, efforts at police reform legislation are floundering, including here in the DMV. We speak to activist Jonathan Hutto.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 5, 2021:Max Blumenthal on BBC, Reuters Leaked Docs… Tracking Violence Against Election Workers… Senate ‘Process’ Stifles Dems… Plus Headlines
March 05, 2021

As Republicans attempt to enact a raft of voter suppression laws across the U.S. will threats against election workers and officials become the norm too? We speak to reporter Sonam Vashi. And a new expose reveals how some of the largest and supposedly ...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2021: The Fight for $15… Gerald Horne’s New Book on Boxing… Updates on the Murders of Elijah McClain and Ahmaud Arbery… And more…
February 27, 2021

In the midst of a pandemic and economic meltdown, will corporations keep winning? Progressives say the real Fight for $15 is on. And long before Colin Kaepernick, Black athletes like Jack Johnson Joe Gans unleashed boxing as a weapon against White supr...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2021: White Mob Violence of the Reconstruction Era… The Ku Klux Klan Act Invoked Against Trump… Texas as Harbinger of a Failed State
February 19, 2021

As the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act is invoked in a lawsuit against former President Trump, we revisit our conversations with author Natonne Elaine Kemp about White mob violence of the Reconstruction Era. And what is happening in Texas?

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 12, 2021: Trump Impeachment… Richard D. Wolff on the Real Street, Not Wall Street… Jacqueline Luqman on Neera Tanden… Plus Headlines
February 12, 2021

While Democrats present damning evidence against Trump in his second impeachment trial, will facts matter to a Republican party following its base to the far right? And in her bid to head Biden's Office and Management and Budget,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2021: Dems Move Forward with COVID Relief, Trump Impeachment…Immigrants Press For Human Rights…Plus Headlines on Greene, Teachers, Iran and More…
February 06, 2021

In the days leading to the second impeachment of Donald Trump, Washington is as divided as ever over what are the facts and how to move forward. And while some cheer the Biden administration's first steps to fix the broken U.S. immigration system,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 29, 2021: Will Dems Stand and Deliver or Fold?…Police Kill Another Black Man in Maryland…Dr. Margaret Flowers on Vaccine Madness…Plus Headlines
January 29, 2021

The coming weeks will determine whether the Biden Administration can get a handle on the raging pandemic and the economic collapse. Dr Margaret Flowers gives us the lowdown on coronavirus and vaccines. And two days after a right-wing mob attacked the U...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 22, 2020: Richard D. Wolff and Gerald Horne on What Biden Must Do Now…A Peaceful Transfer of Power Guarded By 25,000 Troops…Plus Headlines on Biden’s Executive Orders, Essential Workers and More, Jon Jeter on Kyrie Ir
January 22, 2021

A peaceful transfer of power to the U.S. presidency is secured with 25,000 National Guard troops. And as the U.S. faces public health, economic and political crises, economist Richard Wolff and historian Gerald Horne discuss the economic and foreign po...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 15, 2020: The F-Word: Brian Becker on Jan. 6 and the Emboldening of the Violent Far Right…Rev. William Lamar on People Power…Gerald Horne on Mike Pompeo. Plus Headlines
January 15, 2021

For the first F-word on fascism for 2021, I speak to national coordinator of the anti-war ANSWER Coalition, veteran activist Brian Becker, who gives his take on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the emboldening of the violent far right.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 8, 2021: Violent Coup Attempt at U.S. Capitol… Protesters Outside In Their Own Words… Rallying for Julian Assange… Gerald Horne Weighs In…
January 09, 2021

A violent coup attempt rocks the U.S. Capitol, raising new questions about domestic terrorism and the police state...And as rioters turn their fury towards corporate media, there are important updates about the world's most important journalist,