On the Ground w Esther Iverem

“On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues.

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 16, 2022: Residents and Mayor of Jackson Speak Out on a History of Racism, Deadly Disinvestment, and Political Corruption that Created Water Crisis 

Posted September 16, 202200:56:33

Residents of Jackson Mississippi spoke out this week at a national town hall sponsored by the Poor Peoples campaign.The failed infrastructure of the...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2022: Voices from Appalachian Resistance Rally… Against Manchin’s ‘Dirty Deal’ for the Mountain Valley Pipeline… And Against Attacks on Environmental Protections… 

Posted September 9, 202200:54:02

Hundreds of environmental and climate justice advocates rally on Capitol Hill to oppose a deal secured by Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia to complete...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2022: The Hidden History of the AFL-CIO in Supporting U.S. Wars and Coups… Labor Activists Fight for Accountability… Headlines on Amazon and Starbucks Worker Victories and More 

Posted September 2, 202200:55:39

In honor of Labor Day: a history of the role of the AFL-CIO in U.S. foreign policy and how a new organization, the Labor Education Project on AFL-CIO...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 26, 2022: Jon Jeter on the Fog and Lies of War… Students Keep Fighting for More Debt Relief… Plus Headlines on ICE Detention, Mar-a-Lago and More

Posted August 26, 202200:56:02

How far into the fog and lies of war will we go in Ukraine? I speak to Jon Jeter for this months take on the media. And students and activists rallying...

‘ON THE GROUND’ FOR AUGUST 19, 2022: Headlines on Trump’s Triple Legal Woes and More… Rebroadcast Plus Bonus Audio of Gerald Horne on The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism

Posted August 19, 202201:06:30

With corporations amassing more power and with more violence introduced into U.S. politics, we present a rebroadcast of our interview with Gerald Horne...