On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 24, 2019: Six Children Die During (or Just After) U.S. Border Custody…The White Nationalism of Walt Whitman…Headlines on Assange, Venezuela Embassy, Climate Strike and More…
May 24, 2019

With the deaths of six migrant children in U.S. custody--and hundreds more children still separated from their parents--when will cruel immigration policies bear any responsibility for cruel outcomes? And as DC and cities around the United States l...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 17, 2019: The U.S. Breaks Into Venezuela Embassy and Arrests Activists…Part 2 Interview with Gerald Horne on ‘White Supremacy Confronted’…Plus Headlines: Fourth Migrant Child Dies in Feds Custody, Green New Deal Tour and
May 17, 2019

The U.S. breaks Into Venezuela embassy and arrests activists...Part 2 Interview with Gerald Horne on New S. Africa Book, 'White Supremacy Confronted'...Plus Headlines: Fourth Migrant Child Dies in Feds Custody, Green New Deal Tour and More... 

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 10, 2019: GERALD HORNE’S NEW BOOK ON SOUTH AFRICA, ‘WHITE SUPREMACY CONFRONTED’. PLUS, HEADLINES ON THE OCCUPATION OF THE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY BY INVITED PEACE ACTIVISTS, AND MORE…
May 12, 2019

As South African voters went to the polls this week, marking 25 years since the end of the racist apartheid system, we spend the hour with the author and activist Professor Gerald Horne and his new book, White Supremacy Confronted: U.S.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 3, 2019–A MILLION CUBANS MARCH ON MAY DAY, IN SUPPORT OF WORKERS AND AGAINST EXPANDED U.S. BLOCKADE AND SANCTIONS. PLUS MORE REPORTS FROM CUBA
May 07, 2019

For this show, we are in Havana, Cuba, where millions of Cubans celebrated May Day in support of workers and against the expanded United States economic blockade and sanctions. The May 1 celebration occurred as representatives meeting here from around...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 26, 2019–Israel Beyond Apartheid: Keynote Address by Author and Activist Susan Albulhawa
April 26, 2019

For this hour the keynote address by author and activist Susan Albulhawa, delivered at the Israel and American Policy conference held March 22, 2019 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC., sponsored by the Washington Report on Middle East Affair...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 19, 2019–The F-Word: Francis Boyle on the U.S. Destroying International Law…Peace Activists Occupy Venezuela Embassy… Headlines on Bernie Sanders on Fox, Andrew Yang, DC Hospital Crisis and More…
April 19, 2019

For this month's episode of "The F-Word" on fascism, Professor Francis Boyle breaks down how the US is destroying International Law. And in continued solidarity with Venezuelas people and Bolivarian Revolution,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 12, 2019: Voices on Hate Crimes and Rising White Nationalism… Protesters Support Julian Assange…Headlines on Barr, Beating a Go-Go Music Ban and More…
April 12, 2019

This week's important Congressional hearing on Hate Crimes and White Nationalism was marred by bitter partisan politics, but the four-hour meeting produced rare testimony about the dangerous rise in intimidation and violence from those espousing hate.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 5, 2019: NATO Denounced for Wars and MLK Honored as Visionary on April 4…National Focus on Gentrification and Housing Crisis…And More
April 05, 2019

Peace activists meet in DC and denounce the NATO military alliance celebrating its anniversary on day the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Organizers said that Kings triple evils of capitalism,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 29, 2019: The Role of the Israel Lobby in the Palestine Conflict… Protesting NATO’S 70th Anniversary…Fallout from the Mueller Report
March 31, 2019

Hundreds of activists and scholars meeting at the National Press Club say that more people around the globe are demanding justice for Palestine. We hear a key address by Professor Walter L. Hixson, author of the forthcoming book,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 22, 2019: Cynthia McKinney on How the U.S. Creates Sh*thole Countries…Voices from UN Conference on Women…Headlines on Venezuela, Bolsonaro Visit, Liberians Face Deportation Deadline…And More…
March 22, 2019

Cynthia McKinney on How the U.S. Creates Sh*thole Countries...Voices from UN Conference on Women...Headlines on Venezuela, Bolsonaro Visit, Liberians Face Deportation Deadline...And More...  VOICES: Cynthia McKinney, Gerald Horne, Desiree Harp,