On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 7, 2017: Trump Attacks Syria as the Peace Movement Organizes and Remembers King…Is Syria Chemical ‘Attack’ Deja Vu?…Healthcare Professionals Push for Medicare For All…More Headlines
April 07, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/OTG-APRIL7-2017WEBSITE.mp3 This week, the focus in DC is on war. While the Trump regime attacks Syria, and rattles the saber over North Korea and Yemen,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 31, 2017: Ray McGovern on the Surveillance State and ‘Russia-Gate’…Are Community Land Trusts an Answer to the Affordable Housing Crisis?…Headlines on Trump’s War on the EPA, Flint Victory and More
March 31, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OTG-MARCH31-2017.mp3 The nation's capital was filled with protests and all kinds of activism this week, opposing AIPAC and Israeli apartheid, fighting for single payer health care or police accoun...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 24, 2017: Will DC Join DAPL Divestment?…Churches Join Sanctuary Movement…Poet Mari Evans 1919-1917…Gerald Horne on Politics and Culture
March 24, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OTG-MARCH24-2017.mp3 Today we continue to recognize Women’s History Month by honoring author and activist Mari Evans, who joined the ancestors this month at the age of 97.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 17, 2017: Chris Hedges on the Rise of Trump and American Fascism
March 17, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OTG-MAR17-2017WEBSITE.mp3 It's the third week of the month—so it's all about "The F-Word," our monthly exploration of fascism—which is corporate control of the state,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 10, 2017: International Women’s Day…Focus on Native American Women…Native Nation’s Rising Action in DC
March 08, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OTG-MAR10-2017FWEBSITE.mp3 Special show for International Women's Day featuring conversation, music and poetry about Native American women, who are on the frontlines of resistance and are playing ...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 3, 2017: As Trump Addresses Congress, Activists Deliver “Resistance Address” at White House…Headlines on Sessions, the DNC Divide, the EPA, ‘Bloody Sunday’ Anniversary and More
March 03, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/OTG-MARCH3-2017MONO.mp3 As President Trump made his first address to a joint session of Congress and received raving reviews from corporate media, the grassroots resistance to Trump is still rolli...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 17, 2017: Jill Stein on Fighting Fascism and Resisting Neoliberalism…Headlines on Netanyahu Visit, DAPL and Black History
February 17, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/OTG-FEB17-2017.mp3 This is the third week of the month when we have our segment "The F-Word," exploring fascism today. My special guest is Jill Stein, U.S.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 10, 2017: On the Front Lines With Asylum Seekers and Immigrants from Central America…DAPL Water Protectors Vow to Resist Pipeline…Headlines on Jeff Sessions, Black Lives Matter and More
February 10, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/OTG-FEB10-2017.mp3 As President Trump's overturned executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries continues to wind its way through the courts,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 27, 2017: Voices From the #Inaugurate The Resistance Mass Protest at Trump’s Inauguration…Gerald Horne on Trump’s First Week in Office, Including Threats to Voting Rights, Mexico, China and the Environment
January 27, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/OTG-JAN27-2017MONO.mp3 UNHEARD VOICES FROM THE ONLY PERMITTED PROTEST AT THE INAUGURATION OF DONALD TRUMP. WE HEAR FROM AMONG THE MORE THAN 10,000 ACTIVISTS, ARTISTS, SCHOLARS,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 13, 2017: The People’s Tribunal on the Iraq War, Day Two: The Costs
January 14, 2017

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/OTG-JAN13-2017MONOS.mp3 Voices from day two of the People's Tribunal on the Iraq War. The tribunal was sponsored by Code Pink Dec. first and second 2016 here in Washington DC at the University of ...