On the Ground w Esther Iverem

Mar 07 2025 300 ep. 57 mins 140
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"On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital," produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, reports from Washington, DC on social justice activism addressing local, national and international issues.

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 7, 2025: Trump’s Unkindest Cut to NOAA’s Scientists and to Humanity’s Future… Europe Talks Loud but Says Nothing on Ukraine… Plus more Headlines with Gerald Horne 

Mar 07 2025 56 mins  
As the Trump-Musk administration fires hundreds of federal workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, we hear from scientists, researchers and lawmakers speaking out at a protest in Silver Spring, MD, against this attack on the nation's premier public science agency. The ongoing illegal firings, along with dismantling and attacks on vital public services, is d

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 28, 2025: Jon Jeter on Corporate Media Failing to Meet the Moment… Americans Speak Against Dismantling of Government Services… Plus Headlines with Gerald Horne…  And More…

Feb 28 2025 58 mins  
Dramatic changes in the world require news organizations to be fearless truth tellers, but in this heady moment, corporate media are falling down on the job. We speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And here in DC, and across the country, Americans are speaking up for federal workers and against the dismantling of government for the people. Plus headlines on national and international af

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2025: Trump Ditches Europe and Ukraine… U.S. Federal Workers Organize to Fight Back… Marking 60th Anniversary of Malcolm X Assassination 

Feb 21 2025 55 mins  
As the Trump administration shatters traditional alliances abroad, at home it is firing thousands of federal workers, upending countless lives and the work done for the American people. We speak to a federal worker, Dante O'Hara. And 60 years ago, on February 21, 1965, the human rights leader Malcolm X, or El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, was murdered at the Audubon Ballroom in New York Cit

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2025: Is the U.S.-Provoked War in Ukraine Finally Ending?… In Washington, Federal Worker Protests and Lawsuits Counter Musk-Trump Billionaire Agenda… Plus Headlines  

Feb 14 2025 53 mins  
Is it possible that the U.S.-provoked war in Ukraine is ending? We speak to historian Gerald Horne... And, here in DC, workers and unions are fighting back against the Trump-Musk billionaire agenda. We hear from workers, union officials, legislators and activists attending a labor rally on Capitol Hill, one of many rallies where public sector workers are speaking truth to power. P

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 7, 2025: Trump’s Gaza ‘Takeover’….Musk’s U.S Government Takeover… The Trade War That Wasn’t…. Voices of Protest… And More…  

Feb 07 2025 59 mins  
Inside the White House on February 5th, Donald Trump entertained wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and announced a so-called U.S. takeover of Gaza. But outside the White House, we the people had our say. And after an unprecedented week of the billionaire Elon Musk accessing confidential files at federal agencies and threatening mass layoffs, will the DOGE train finally get st

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 31, 2025: Gerald Horne on His New Books: African Americans and a New History of the USA… and Armed Struggle? Panthers and Communists; Black Nationalists and Liberals In Southern California through the Sixties and Se [...]

Feb 01 2025 56 mins  
As the Trump Administration attacks the gains of the 1960s Black Freedom Movement, which addressed centuries of racist apartheid and greatly benefitted all of U.S. society, we interview Gerald Horne about his new book on that era of revolutionary change. We also discuss his other new book: African Americans and a New History of the USA. Plus headlines. The show is made possible

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 24, 2025: Thousands March to Oppose Trump ‘Billionaire Agenda’… Jon Jeter on TikTok and Censorship… Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’… And More 

Jan 24 2025 58 mins  
The new Trump administration launches a shock and awe blitzkrieg of controversial executive orders, but tens of thousands in the U.S. march on Inauguration Day, vowing to organize against Trump's billionaire agenda. Then, is TikTok allowing Israel to censor speech on the world's largest social media platform? We speak to journalist Jon Jeter. Plus, headlines with Gerald Horne.

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 17, 2024: The Center Cannot Hold — Brian Becker on Jan 20 We Fight Back Protests… Cuba Closes Out International Decade for People of African Descent… U.S. Healthcare Workers Gather Courage to Speak Out… Plus H [...]

Jan 17 2025 59 mins  
On January 20th, Inauguration Day in the U.S., the We Fight Back movement will launch in dozens of cities against the Trump billionaire agenda. For this month's episode of The F-Word on Fascism, we speak to Brian Becker, national coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition, a core organization behind We Fight Back. Also, Lydia Curtis attended Cuba's conference on The International Decade

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 10, 2025: The Fragility of Health and Life in the New Order… MD Residents Protest State Funding of Israeli Weapons Makers… Plus Headlines on Free Dr. Abu Safiya and More…

Jan 10 2025 58 mins  
Whether its wildfire smoke, rage at the for-profit heath care, or murder of doctors and nurses in Gaza, the issue of healthcare and health are much in the news. We speak to Dr. Margaret Flowers. And Maryland residents want state lawmakers to stop using their tax dollars to fund a center supporting Israeli weapons producers. Plus headlines on Doctors Against Genocide on Capitol Hil

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 3, 2025: Gerald Horne on Carter, Brzezinski, 2024 and 2025… Author Susan Abulhawa on Defeating Defeatism and Censorship… DC Residents Fight for Rock Creek Park 

Jan 03 2025 58 mins  
What was the importance of 2024, and what to look for in this new year? We hear from historian Gerald Horne. Also, DC residents speak to their elected officials about a plan to cut more than 1000 trees for a golf course in Rock Creek Park. And author Susan Abulhawa details online censorship of her historic speech for Palestine at the Oxford Union in England. The show is made p