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 MARCH 12, 2021: Youth Climate Activists Take Lawsuit Against Feds to Supreme Court… Police Reform Thwarted in Maryland… Headlines on COVID Relief Package and More…

Posted March 12, 202101:03:49

As the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin gets under way for the murder of George Floyd last May, efforts at police reform legislation...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 5, 2021:Max Blumenthal on BBC, Reuters Leaked Docs… Tracking Violence Against Election Workers… Senate ‘Process’ Stifles Dems… Plus Headlines

Posted March 5, 202100:54:55

As Republicans attempt to enact a raft of voter suppression laws across the U.S. will threats against election workers and officials become the norm...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2021: The Fight for $15… Gerald Horne’s New Book on Boxing… Updates on the Murders of Elijah McClain and Ahmaud Arbery… And more…

Posted February 27, 202100:51:11

In the midst of a pandemic and economic meltdown, will corporations keep winning? Progressives say the real Fight for $15 is on. And long before Colin...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2021: White Mob Violence of the Reconstruction Era… The Ku Klux Klan Act Invoked Against Trump… Texas as Harbinger of a Failed State

Posted February 19, 202100:54:39

As the 1871 Ku Klux Klan Act is invoked in a lawsuit against former President Trump, we revisit our conversations with author Natonne Elaine Kemp about...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 12, 2021: Trump Impeachment… Richard D. Wolff on the Real Street, Not Wall Street… Jacqueline Luqman on Neera Tanden… Plus Headlines

Posted February 12, 202100:55:03

While Democrats present damning evidence against Trump in his second impeachment trial, will facts matter to a Republican party following its base to...