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 JULY 25, 2025: Jon Jeter on Media and Culture… The U.S. Looks More Like a Police State (Especially if You’re Black or Brown)… Plus Headlines With Gerald Horne on ICE, Jacksonville Police Brutality, DC Budget and Mo

Posted July 25, 202500:57:31

From brutal immigration raids, to police attacks on peaceful protesters, to inhumane immigration detention facilities, the U.S. is looking more and...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 18, 2025: Wilmer Leon on Fascism and Education… Francesca Albanese on Profit from Genocide… Plus Headlines on Epstein, the DC Budget, and More…  

Posted July 18, 202501:00:28

Trump just fired half of the staff at the U.S. Department of Education, which serves more than 60 million people in the country. So for this month’s...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 11, 2025: Protesters Denounce Netanyahu’s Visit to DC… Gerald Horne on Gaza, Iran, BRICS…. And More 

Posted July 11, 202500:58:44

In an upside down world, where an indicted war criminal is feted at the White House, those here in the U.S, fighting against the Gaza holocaust are...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 4, 2025: Faith Leaders Rally on Capitol Hill, and are Arrested, Protesting Trump’s ‘Immoral’ Budget

Posted July 4, 202500:58:01

On Friday,, July fourth , Trump is scheduled to sign into law his so-called big beautiful bill which eliminates health care and food assistance for...

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 27, 2025: Jon Jeter… It’s Official: Alternative Media is the Only Place to Get News… Walking for Juneteenth in DC… Plus Headlines, Sports and Culture

Posted June 27, 202500:58:45

Poor news coverage of the Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran reinforces alternative media as the only place for truth about the empire. We speak to Jon Jeter...