On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOV. 10, 2017: Marking a Century After the Russian Revolution…Young Immigrants Rally for Permanent Citizenship…Headlines on the Black is Back Coalition, Climate, Media and More…
November 10, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OTG-NOV10-2017DIST-SMALL.mp3 We hear a major address given in DC by scholar and activist Anthony Monteiro to mark the centennial of the Russian Revolution and its impact around the world during th...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOV. 3, 2017: Rigging and an Autopsy at the DNC…The Bare Facts About Trump’s Tax Plan…Headlines on China, Centennial for the Balfour Declaration, Climate News and More…
November 03, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OTG-NOV3-2017-DIST-SMALL.mp3 A major new a report is released titled, "Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis" about the loss by Democrats in the 2016 U.S. presidential race.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCT. 27, 2017: Thomas Sankara and Che Guevara Remembered as a New Pan-African Movement Emerges…Official Lies from the Trump White House…Headlines on Immigration, A Coup by the Big Banks…Gabbard and Booker Propose Separate Pro
October 27, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OTG-OCT27-2017-DIST-SMALL.mp3 On this show, the first in a series of segments marking important anniversaries in 2017. On October 15, 1987, the African leader and visionary Thomas Sankara was assa...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCT. 20, 2017: The Death of Children in For-Profit Foster Care…300,000 Immigrants With ‘Protected Status’ Threatened With Deportation…Headlines on Puerto Rico, Trump, Media and More
October 22, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OTG-OCT20-2017-DIST-small.mp3 Ryan Grim, Washington bureau chief for the Intercept, joins us to talk about dozens of children dying in the custody of for-profit foster care homes that are funded w...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCT. 13, 2017: ‘Unite for Puerto Rico’ Rally at the Capitol…China’s New Take on Capitalism…Headlines on Muslim Ban 3.0, NAFTA, Eminen and More
October 13, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OTG-OCT13-2017-MONO-small.mp3 On this show, DC in the Era of Climate Change: voices of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican diaspora at the 'Unite for Puerto Rico' rally at the Capitol as the death to...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCT. 6, 2017: Trump’s World of ‘Alternative Facts’…An Untold History of the Black Press Resonates Today…Headlines on the March for Racial Justice, ICE Raids, Wells Fargo, Culture and More
October 06, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OTG-OCT6-2017MONO-SMALL.mp3 A recurring theme on today's show is news, media, information and voice. Who gets to be heard. What stories, narratives, lives are lifted up as worthy.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPT. 29, 2017–War, Lies and Protests…War and the Environment…Janine Jackson…Headlines on Climate Change, the March for Racial Justice, Trump’s Mental Health Diagnosis and More…
September 29, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/OTG-SEPT29-2017-MONO-SMALL.mp3 On this show, we correct the reporting and spin on important news coming from DC. Players in the National Football League are protesting police terror,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPT. 22, 2017–Rallying Against War and Rumors of War…Activists Tell FERC to Protect People, Not Polluters…Headlines on Healthcare, Black Lives Matter and More
September 22, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/OTG-SEPT22-2017MONO.mp3 This week in DC, our healthcare remains on the line as well as our right to clean water, clean air and our right to not live under the threat of war.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPT. 15, 2017–The F-Word: Richard Wolff on the Economics of Fascism…Bernie Sanders Introduces Medicare for All Bill…Headlines on Virginia Pipeline Protests and More
September 15, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/OTG-SEPT15-2017MONO.mp3 It's the third week of the month and today we have a new episode of 'The F-Word,' our series on fascism. We are excited to have as our guest professor and author Richard D....

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2017: A Big Push for Medicare for All…Disaster Capitalism in Houston…Headlines on DACA, Michael Bennett, 118-Mile March and More…
September 08, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/OTG-SEPT8-2017MONO.mp3 As Senator Bernie Sanders prepares to introduce his anticipated Medicare for All bill on September 13th, we speak to leading health care advocate Dr. Margaret Flowers.