On the Ground w Esther Iverem

Feb 01 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 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

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 27, 2024: Susan Abulhawa, Miko Peled, and Mohammed El-Kurd Debate Israeli Apartheid and Genocide at Oxford University 

Dec 27 2024 58 mins  
On November 28th 2024, the Oxford Union debate society in England voted in favor of the motion that Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide against Palestinians. For this hour we hear from writers, scholars and activists who powerfully made the case: poet Mohammed El-Kurd; Ibrahim Osman Mowafy, president of the Oxford Union debating society; Israeli author and activi

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 20, 2024 – The F-Word: Billionaires in Charge?… Profits Before People… Populist Anger… Family of American Woman Murdered By Israel Meet With Blinken 

Dec 20 2024 56 mins  
For this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, we discuss with journalist Jon Jeter the role of unelected billionaires in government, profits before people, and growing populous anger. And why does Israel get away with killing Americans? The family of Aysenur Eygi comes to Washington, DC for answers after she was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank. On th

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 13, 2024: The Aftermath of Syria Collapse… International Human Rights Day… Plus Headlines on Gaza, Uhuru 3, Mangione, Nikki Giovanni and More… 

Dec 13 2024 59 mins  
Will Turkey's apparent duplicity with the U.S. and Israel destroy Syria and Palestine? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And this year's International Human Rights Day links together issues of U.S. hegemony abroad with attacks on undocumented workers here at home. We hear from activists from Bayan USA advocating on behalf of Filipinos. Plus headlines on Gaza, Syria, the threat o

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 6, 2024: No Nuclear War … Biden’s Parting Gift of Global Dangers… A Hunger Strike For Gaza… Rep. Rashida Tlaib Speaks… 

Dec 06 2024 57 mins  
As U.S. experts and activists gather here to oppose escalation to nuclear war, the Biden administration uses its final weeks to ratchet up dangerous conflicts across the globe. We speak to historian and author Gerald Horne.Then the voices of two women of the Palestinian diaspora: Hazami Barmada is on day 12 of a hunger strike to protest U.S.-Israel starvation of Gaza, and Rep.Rash

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2024: Vijay Prashad-Full Interview on the ‘Extreme Center’ and the ‘Far Right of a Special Kind’ 

Nov 29 2024
As President-Elect Trump continues to nominate cabinet picks who counter his campaign promises of a peace agenda, we revisit this hour our discussion with author, historian, and journalist Vijay Prashad. In this our first broadcast of the full interview, Prashad explains why terms such as fascism may be in vogue to describe the incoming 47th presidency, but policies, especially fo