On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 13, 2020: As Coronavirus is Declared a Pandemic, the U.S. is Woefully Unprepared…The Evidence for Vote Tampering and Suppression in the Dem Primaries…Plus Headlines on Chelsea Manning and More…
March 14, 2020

'ON THE GROUND' FOR MARCH 13, 2020 As coronavirus is declared to be an official pandemic by the World Health Organization, the United States proves to be a drag on testing, on treatment and on the world economy. We speak to Gerald Horne.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 6, 2020: Dr. Margaret Flowers on the Coronavirus and Medicare for All…Women Rally at the Supreme Court to Uphold Roe v. Wade…Gerald Horne on Super Tuesday, Syria and the ICC Bears Down on U.S.
March 06, 2020

ON THE GROUND FOR MARCH 6, 2020 With 'Super Tuesday' in the rearview mirror, the United States turns its attention to the Coronavirus. We speak to Dr. Margaret Flowers. And women tell the Supreme Court that they are not going back to the days of bac...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 28, 2020: The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act Passes Congress…Author Jon Jeter on the Bad and Sad Corporate Media…Headlines on Julian Assange, Pipelines, The Anti-Bernie Push and More
February 28, 2020

ON THE GROUND FOR FEBRUARY 28, 2020 Sixty five years after the lynching of Emmett Till shocked the nation and spurred the civil rights movement, Congress passes legislation making lynching a federal hate crime. Meanwhile,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2020: The F-Word: Omali Yeshitela on Fighting Colonialism Versus Fascism…Billionaire Smackdown at Presidential Debate…Remembering Marcelino dos Santos
February 22, 2020

ON THE GROUND FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2020 As Bernie Sanders continues to surge in the presidential race , he gets an assist in putting billionaires in their place. We speak to political scientist Niambi Carter about the competition in the Democratic Part...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2020: Venezuela Embassy Protectors on Trial in U.S. ‘Banana Republic’ Court…Congressional Hearing on White Supremacists in the Military…’Just Mercy’ and other ‘Social Justice Oscars’ Winners
February 15, 2020

ON THE GROUND FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2020 If you think that this year's Iowa Caucus is proof that the U.S. is quickly becoming a banana republic, wait until you hear about the proceedings inside the federal court where the Venezuela Embassy Protectors are...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 7, 2020: A State of the Union Reality Show…A Dubious Beginning to the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary…Is DC Too Cozy with Land Developers?
February 07, 2020

A tumultuous week in U.S. politics includes a State of the Union reality show, an acquittal for the third U.S. president impeached, and a dubious beginning to the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. Also,

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 31, 2020: Trump Impeachment Winds Down but Gross Policies Roll On…Cop Charged With Murder in DC Suburbs…Rallying Against War and For Human Needs…Plus Headlines
January 31, 2020

The impeachment trial of Donald Trump may be winding down but the assault by the U.S. on human rights here and abroad goes on unabated. And we speak to April Goggans of Black Lives Matter DC about the case of a police officer arrested and charged with ...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 24, 2020: Despite Attacks, Sanders Surges in Polls…The Assault on Reporters, Whistleblowers and Truthtellers…Honoring King on his 91st Birthday…Plus Headlines
January 24, 2020

With increased attacks on presidential candidate Bernie Sanders by corporate media, and with reporters, whistleblowers and truthtellers around the world under assault, we talk to journalist Jon Jeter about today's world of news, lies and videotape.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 17, 2020: Fire Drill Fridays Finale in DC…J.P. Morgan Chase Targeted as a Backer of Suicidal Expansion of Fossil Fuels…With Jane Fonda, Naomi Klein, Terra Houska and More…
January 17, 2020

ON THE GROUND FOR JANUARY 17, 2020 For this hour, voices from the Fire Drill Fridays climate protest held January 10, 2020 outside the U.S. Capitol, organized and mced by actress Jane Fonda, This protest focused on the role of banks and other financ...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 10, 2020: U.S. Attack on Iran Sparks a New Anti-War Movement…Part 2 of Testimony On Exxon’s Decades of Lies About Climate Change
January 12, 2020

The U.S. assassination of Iran's top general is ratcheting fears of war around the globe and re-awakening the anti-war movement in the United States. Voices from the No War on Iran protest in front of the White House on January 4, 2020,