On the Ground w Esther Iverem

On the Ground w Esther Iverem


Latest Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 6, 2023: Voices from the DC Emergency Rally for Returning Citizens for Affordable Housing and Jobs 
January 06, 2023

Voices from the DC Emergency Rally for Returning Citizens, held December 19, 2022. Here in the expensive capital, where the first Gen Z member of Congress, Maxwell Frost of Florida, struggles to rent

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 30, 2022: A Look Back at 2022 with Historian and Author Gerald Horne 
December 30, 2022

The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 23, 2022: 30th Anniversary of the Ambrose I. Lane Sr. Radio Series ‘Never Again for White Men Only’… Plus Headlines on Jan. 6 Report… D.C. Cop Convicted of Murder 
December 23, 2022

The journalist. author and social justice activist Ambrose I. Lane Sr. hosted shows, including We Ourselves for decades on WPFW and other Pacifica stations before his death in 2010. And for our year-e

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 16, 2022: Railroad Workers and Supporters Rally on Capitol Hill and Across the Country to Have More than One Sick Day a Year … With Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Sen. Bernie Sanders, and more…
December 16, 2022

Two weeks after Congress disgraced itself by denying freight railroad workers seven days of sick leave, workers and their supporters rallied on Capitol Hill and across the country for what they said i

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 9, 2022: Brian Becker on Moore v. Harper and the Right-Wing Assault on Democratic Rights… From Our Archives: Pedro Castillo Supporters Rally at the OAS… Plus Headlines on Countering the U.S.-Africa Leaders S
December 09, 2022

The Moore v. Harper case before the Supreme Court could give the far right in the United States what they cannot get through free and fair elections--and that is permanent rule. We speak to veteran ac

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 2, 2022: Vijay Prashad, Noam Chomsky and Medea Benjamin on “The Real Path to Peace in Ukraine”… Part 2 on Organizing Against U.S. Proxy War Against Russia in Ukraine…
December 02, 2022

For this hour, part two of our coverage of the conference, The Real Path to Peace in Ukraine, held November 19, 2022 at the Peoples Forum in New York City. On this show, three more well-known au

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 25, 2022: Dr. Jill Stein and Eugene Puryear on the Real Path to Peace in Ukraine… NYC Conference Looks to Ignite Movement Against U.S.-NATO Proxy War Against Russia in Ukraine…
November 25, 2022

The Real Path to Peace in Ukraine, a conference sponsored this month by the People's Forum and the ANSWER Coalition in New York City, was the kickoff of a new antiwar movement in the United States. Pe

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2022: Canadians Confront Government Support for Nazis in Ukraine and at Home… Petition Seeks Removal of Monuments Honoring Ukrainian WWII Nazi Collaborators… Plus Headlines on the G20, COP27 and More…
November 18, 2022

Unlike in the U.S., Canadians are confronting the fact that their government is supporting Nazis in the war in Ukraine " supporting far right Ukrainian nationals with the same ideology that Canadians

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2022: The Real Election Story is Racist Voter Suppression… Activists Hold Tribunal For U.S. Weapons Makers, A.K.A. Merchants of Death… Plus Headlines  
November 11, 2022

In the midterm election and in the upcoming U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia, the real story is racist voter suppression. We speak to Atlanta-based journalist Anoa Changa. And activists stage a people's

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2022: Agreement is Reached to End Brutal Conflict in Ethiopia… Protesters Rally Outside the White House to End Illegal U.S. Blockade on Cuba… Plus Headlines… 
November 04, 2022

An agreement is reached to end the two-year brutal conflict in Ethiopia that may have claimed up to a half million lives. And as, for the 30th time, the United Nations votes to condemn the U.S. blocka