On the Ground w Esther Iverem
525 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratings“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 12, 2024: As NATO Celebrates 75 Years, A Counter Summit Exposes the Blood-Soaked History of the Alliance… German Parliamentarian Calls NATO a Fossil… BAP Calls for NATO and AFRICOM to be Disbanded
July 12, 2024 16:39 - 59 minutes - 47.3 MBNATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, meets in DC to celebrate 75 years and to plan for more war around the globe. But before that, the international No NATO - Yes Peace Counter Summit exposes facts of NATO's blood-soaked history. A coalition of more than 100 organizations met in DC for a day-long program on Saturday July 6, followed by a march and rally in front of the White House on Sunday July 7. For this hour, we present part one of our coverage of the summit. We start with the keynot...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 5, 2024: Will the U.S. and E.U. Political Shake-Up Lead to Change?… The Biggest Win Ever for BDS… Plus Headlines on Gaza, Galloway, Corbyn… No to NATO, July 24 National Mobilization
July 05, 2024 15:53 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBThe political shake-up continues in Europe and the United States, but will it translate into change or into the same-old, same-old? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions movement scores its biggest win ever, as crises deepen in the apartheid state. An excerpt from Electronic Intifada, featuring an interview with Shir Hever. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our li...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 28, 2024: Jon Jeter on Julian Assange, the Debate, the Dems Panic… Rallying for Sudan… Headlines on Gaza, Gallant in DC, Clean Water, and More…
June 28, 2024 19:13 - 55 minutes - 44.6 MBWikileaks founder, journalist and whistleblower Julian Assange is freed from prison. For our monthly exploration of all things media, we speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And after President Biden is often incoherent in his first debate with former president Donald Trump, the Democratic Party is in a panic, and the presidential race may be in turmoil. Plus headlines on the debate, independent presidential candidates, DC protesters heckle Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Supreme Court furth...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 21, 2024: Russia and North Korea Sign Strategic Agreement… Juneteenth Highlights Victory of African American Civil War Soldiers…. Plus Headlines
June 21, 2024 15:07 - 56 minutes - 45.5 MBWhat does the new mutual defense pact between Russia and North Korea mean for geopolitics, war and peace? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And African American soldiers who fought and turned the tide in the U.S. Civil War are remembered on Juneteenth. Plus headlines on Palestine, conscientious objectors, climate and Juneteenth in DC. Voices: Gerald Horne, Darren Charles Overby, clip from "The Empire Files" podcast with Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, clip from Al Jazeera journalist Hind Kh...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 14, 2024: People’s Court of Justice Puts Biden on Trial for Gaza Genocide… West Plays Nuclear Chicken With Russia… Plus Headlines
June 14, 2024 13:08 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBAfter tens of thousands surround the White House, in protest of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Gaza, an open-air People's Court of Justice is held, putting U.S. and Israeli officials on trial for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. And why are U.S. and European officials playing nuclear chicken with Russia? We speak to historian and author Gerald Horne. Plus headlines. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and b...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 7, 2024: June 8 Biden ‘Red Line’ March to Surround White House … Part 2 from the People’s Conference for Palestine…Palestinian Resistance and the Path to Liberation… Plus Headlines
June 07, 2024 17:30 - 54 minutes - 37.2 MBAmericans don't want their tax dollars to fund genocide, and on Saturday, June 8, they are creating a people's red line for the Biden administration. Also, Part 2 of our coverage from the historic People's Conference for Palestine. Scholar and educator Abdaljawad Omar on the panel "Palestinian Resistance and the Path to Liberation." Plus headlines. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 31, 2024: Mustafa Barghouti, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and More from the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit. Part One
May 31, 2024 16:38 - 47.2 MBOn this show, we spend the hour hearing from Palestinian physician and political leader Mustafa Barghouti, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement, and others speaking on the first day of the historic People's Conference for Palestine, held May 24-26, 2024, in Detroit. The conference was held as 125,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been either killed or seriously wounded in attacks by the Israeli military since October. But despite this tremendous loss, speakers stressed resilience, resistance...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 24, 2024: The Battle Between Censorship and Truth… The New McCarthyism… DC High School Activists Sue to Speak on Palestine… Plus Headlines
May 25, 2024 04:56 - 54 minutes - 43.9 MBToday's information war in the United States is a battle between censorship and the right to tell the truth, particularly about Palestine and Apartheid Israel. For our monthly special on media and culture, we speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And at a high school in DC, Arab students are banned from screening the film "The Occupation of the American Mind," but we listen to portions of it on this show. Plus headlines on Debt Collective, funeral for Iran president, Kenya troops to Haiti, a combine...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 17, 2024 – The F-Word: Fascism and Settler Colonialism… Federal Workers Rally for Ceasefire… Plus Headlines
May 18, 2024 07:19 - 55 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this month's segment of the F-word on fascism, the genocidal attack on Gaza by Israel - and the worldwide opposition to it - is educating a new generation about the deadly nature of settler colonialism. And U.S. federal workers stage an action in front of the White House to protest U.S. unconditional aid to apartheid Israel. Plus headlines, including ICJ genocide case against Israel. With Gerald Horne, Ann Wright, other retired and current federal workers. The show is made possible only b...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 17, 2024 – The F-Word: Fascism and Settler Colonialism in Israel… Federal Workers Rally for Ceasefire… Plus Headlines, including on the ICJ
May 18, 2024 07:19 - 55 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this month's segment of the F-word on fascism, the genocidal attack on Gaza by Israel - and the worldwide opposition to it - is educating a new generation about the deadly nature of settler colonialism. And U.S. federal workers stage an action in front of the White House to protest U.S. unconditional aid to apartheid Israel. Plus headlines, including ICJ genocide case against Israel. With Gerald Horne, Ann Wright, other retired and current federal workers. The show is made possible only b...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 10, 2024: GWU Students Speak Out After Arrests, Police Brutality, and Destruction of Their Encampment… BDS Gets Big Boost… Plus Headlines
May 10, 2024 16:38 - 1 hour - 48.7 MBStudents and community members arrested and attacked by DC police at George Washington University speak out at a press conference on Capitol Hill about the destruction of their Gaza Solidarity Camp. And despite the effort by lawmakers and corporate news organizations to demonize the encampments, these student protests have grown the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against the Israeli regime, and further internationalized the Palestinian cause. With: Students from Gaza Solidar...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 3, 2024: GWU Students Mark Week One of Gaza Solidarity Encampment…May Day Combines Labor and Palestine Issues… Plus Headlines
May 04, 2024 06:12 - 58 minutes - 47.2 MBAs many Gaza Solidarity Encampments are destroyed on college campuses with hundreds of arrests, students at George Washington University mark one week of their encampment and raise the flag of Palestine. And International Workers Day takes on Special Meaning in 2024, as those rallying connected the issues of labor rights with international solidarity. Plus headlines on Gaza, attacks on college protesters, new proposed authoritarian laws in the U.S., and more. With interviews with Gerald Horne...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 26, 2024: Jon Jeter on Israel Fact and Fiction… DC Students Defy University Curfew for Gaza Solidarity Encampment… Plus Headlines on Gaza Mass Graves and More
April 26, 2024 19:46 - 5 MBThe latest Gaza Solidarity Encampment is set up less than a mile from the White House and George Washington University students vow to stay until their demands are met. And after more than 200 days of Israeli assault on Gaza, and more than 110,000 dead, missing or injured, U.S. lawmakers try to squash the burgeoning student solidarity movement. We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter. Plus headlines on mass graves left by Israel military in Gaza... Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania beats out bil...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 19, 2024: Another Attack on Iran… Continued Repression of Pro-Palestine Students on U.S. Campuses…Sudan Marks One Year of War… Plus Headlines
April 19, 2024 18:11 - 59 minutes - 47.6 MBThere is another attack on Iran, and repression of Pro-Palestine students continues on U.S. campuses.Sudan just marked one year of war that has killed thousands and displaced millions. Gerald Horne joins us and we hear from some of those rallying for Sudan at Freedom Plaza in DC. Plus headlines, including proposed legislation to expand the notorious 702 section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Poetry by Emi Mahmoud. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 12, 2024: The World On Edge, From Ukraine, to West Asia, to the Pacific…No Work Without Daycare Workers… Plus Headlines
April 12, 2024 16:18 - 56 minutes - 45.1 MBThe ratcheting up of tensions by the U.S. and its allies keeps the world on edge, from Ukraine, to West Asia, to the Pacific. We speak to Gerald Horne. In Congress, Medea Benjamin and activists confront lawmakers and officials about genocide in Gaza. And as billions are sent abroad for war, human needs like child care in the U.S. are diminished or eliminated. We feature voices from a rally by early childhood educators in DC. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 5, 2024: On Land Day, Palestinians Vow to Resist and Return… Gerald Horne on the Escalation Ladder in Israel and Ukraine… Plus Headlines
April 06, 2024 03:47 - 58 minutes - 47.2 MBFor Palestinians, the 2024 celebration of Land Day took on special meaning as the Israeli government attempts a "final solution" of ethnic Gaza, and the military has destroyed or poisoned vast swaths of territory that has sustained the indigenous population for millennia. Also, historian Gerald Horne weighs in on the dangerous climb of the escalation ladder in West Asia and Ukraine. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, an...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 29, 2024: Israel’s Oct. 7 Rape Hoax Obscures Actual IOF Assaults of Palestinian Women, Men and Children… U.N. Rapporteur Report: Attack on Gaza Meets Threshold for Genocide… Plus Headlines for Gaza Genocide is Met… Plus Headlines
March 29, 2024 17:19 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MBWhile corporate media continue to spread false stories about mass rape of Israeli women by Hamas last October 7th, documented rapes of Palestinian women, men and children are ignored. We speak to investigative journalist Arun Gupta. And according to a new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Occupied Palestine, the threshold indicating Israel's commission of genocide is met. Plus headlines. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the pe...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 29, 2024: Israel’s Oct. 7 Rape Hoax Obscures Actual IOF Assaults of Palestinian Women, Men and Children… U.N. Rapporteur Report: Attack on Gaza Meets Threshold for Genocide… Plus Headlines
March 29, 2024 17:19 - 59 minutes - 47.8 MBWhile corporate media continue to spread false stories about mass rape of Israeli women by Hamas last October 7th, documented rapes of Palestinian women, men and children are ignored. We speak to investigative journalist Arun Gupta. And according to a new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Occupied Palestine, the attack on Gaza meets the threshold for genocide. Plus headlines. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voice...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 22, 2024: REBROADCAST of Keynote Address, ‘Israel Beyond Apartheid’ by Author and Activist Susan Abulhawa at the Israel and American Policy Conference in 2019 in Washington, DC
March 23, 2024 03:00 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBFor this show, a rebroadcast of the keynote address, "Israel Beyond Apartheid," by author and activist Susan Albulhawa, delivered at the Israel and American Policy Conference held March 22, 2019 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC., sponsored by the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs. Abulhawa discusses Israel as a major weapons developer and exporter, the use of Gaza as a weapons testing lab on human beings, and the arming of rogue states. She also details Israel's destruction...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 15, 2024: Part Two – At the Table and on the Menu: Respectability Politics and Tokenism in Genocidal Times… Do So-Called ‘Inside Strategies’ Build Power Or Sell Out the Movement? Plus Headlines
March 16, 2024 05:07 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBPart Two - "At the Table and on the Menu: Respectability Politics and Tokenism in Genocidal Times. A Conversation Between Muslim, Arab and Palestinian Women About Hollow Inside Strategies as Israel's Genocide of Palestinians Goes Unabated. Plus headlines on Gaza, DC Ceasefire Coalition confronts DC Council, and SNCC freedom fight Dorie Ladner joins the ancestors. Moderated by Maha Hilal, an expert on institutionalized Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and counternarrative work. She is the au...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 8, 2024 – At the Table and on the Menu: Respectability Politics and Tokenism in Genocidal Times… Part One of a Conversation Between Muslim, Arab and Palestinian Women for International Working Women’s Day… Plus Headlines
March 08, 2024 17:20 - 56 minutes - 45 MBFor International Working Womens Day --"At the Table and on the Menu: Respectability Politics and Tokenism in Genocidal Times," part one of a conversation between muslim, Arab and Palestinian Women about hollow inside strategies as Israel's genocide of Palestinians goes unabated. Moderated by Maha Hilal, an expert on institutionalized Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and counternarrative work. She is the author of the book Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and th...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 1, 2024: Vigil for U.S. Airman Aaron Bushnell Outside Israeli Embassy… Gerald Horne on Michigan Uncommitted Vote… Plus Headlines on the Flour Massacre and More…
March 02, 2024 05:38 - 58 minutes - 46.5 MBA vigil for Aaron Bushnell outside Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC draws hundreds one day after the U.S. Airman lit himself on fire in front of the embassy and died of his critical injuries. Several speakers are featured, including: Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss; Kymone Freeman of WeAct Radio; Danaka Katkovich, national co-director of Code Pink reading a statement by former U.S airmen and whistleblower Daniel Hale. Plus, Historian Gerald Horne on Michigan Uncommitted... Plus Headlines on the Fl...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 23, 2024: Richard Becker on Palestine, Israel and the American Empire… Gerald Horne on the ICJ and Navalny… More from “The Occupation of the American Mind…
February 23, 2024 22:06 - 54 minutes - 44 MBIn our second excerpt from the documentary, "The Occupation of the American Mind," Israel's 1982 attack on Lebanon, and the massacre of hundreds of Palestinians at the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps, forces Israel to adopt a robust strategy of propaganda called hasbara. And a new book offers the untold history of Israel and Palestinian resistance. We speak with Richard Becker about the just-released second edition of his book, Palestine, Israel, and U.S. Empire. Please make an urgently ne...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 16, 2024: ‘The Occupation of the American Mind’ With Sut Jhally…Israel as the Victim… Plus Headlines
February 17, 2024 02:36 - 54 minutes - 44 MBIf corporate media's coverage of the genocide in Gaza leaves you with that upside down feeling, you re not alone. Throughout Israel's brutal 76-year system of occupation, ethnic cleansing and apartheid in Palestine, it has always portrayed itself not as the occupier but as the victim. We speak to author and film director Sut Jhally. And as Israel's narrative become more and more over the top this time, perhaps we are witnessing that the propaganda of empire is breaking down along with the em...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 9, 2024: John Pilger’s ‘Palestine is Still The Issue,’ With Excerpts, Discussion and Headlines with Gerald Horne
February 09, 2024 20:40 - 53 minutes - 42.7 MBJohn Pilger's documentary, 'Palestine is Still the Issue,' is an unflinching analysis of state terrorism perpetrated by Israel. It is as relevant today as it was when he completed it more than 20 years ago.Then as now, good reporters in Palestine only need show actual facts on the ground to deliver a devastating account of the brutal 76-year occupation, and Palestinian resistance. Plus headlines The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices o...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2024: Chris Hedges on the Death of Israel and How a Settler Colonial State Destroyed Itself. BONUS Extended Podcast with Headlines, Q&A with Hedges and Remarks from New Jersey Muslim Community
February 02, 2024 20:41 - 1 hour - 71 MBAs more than 100,000 Palestinians have been killed or seriously injured in Israel's ongoing attack on Gaza, we present for this hour journalist and author Chris Hedges speaking on "The Death of Israel: How a Settler Colonial State Destroyed Itself." Hedges argues that if the Gaza slaughter continues, supported by the United States, the UK and Europe, it signals a dangerous new world order. Plus Headlines. He spoke January 18, 2024 at the The Islamic Society of Central New Jersey. He was i...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 26, 2024: World Court Stops Short of Ordering Ceasefire in Gaza But Genocide Case Against Israel Will Go Forward… Bigger Than Roe Women’s March in DC… Plus Headlines
January 26, 2024 18:18 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBIn its highly anticipated preliminary ruling, the International Court of Justice stops short of ordering a ceasefire in Gaza but will allow South Africa's case of genocide against Israel to go forward. We discuss the latest with author and historian Gerald Horne. At the Bigger Than Roe Women's March 2024, Black Lives Matter activists in DC speak out on the link between state violence and reproductive justice. Plus headlines. With: Gerald Horne, Keanna Johnson, Nee-Nee Tay, Tabitha St. Berna...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 19, 2024: The F-Word on Fascism: From Gaza to Texas… Palestinian Americans Speak On Relatives Murdered By Israel… Plus Headlines
January 19, 2024 23:46 - 58 minutes - 47.1 MBAt the historic National March on Washington for Gaza, Palestinian Americans spoke out about the murder of family members, and about the terror and destruction of their homeland by Israel. And in our first episode of The F-Word for 2024, historian Gerald Horne discusses synergy between the settler colonial regimes of Israel and the United States. Plus headlines on the latest in Palestine, vigil on Capitol Hill for slain Gaza journalists, activists protest move of DC's pro sports teams to Vir...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 12, 2024: Jon Jeter on Settler Colonialism… S. Africa Brings Genocide Case Against Israel… MD Supreme Court Hears Case About Historic African American Cemetery… Plus Headlines
January 13, 2024 06:50 - 56 minutes - 45.6 MBAt the International Court of Justice at the Hague, South Africa presents a damning case against Israel for committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. And descendants of those buried at a desecrated African American cemetery in Maryland get their day before that states Supreme Court. Plus headlines on U.S./UK attack on Houthis, Rashida Tlaib enters South Africa case against Israelbin Congressional Record, The National March on Washington for Gaza is Saturday Jan. 13, 1 PM, starting a...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 5, 2024: Escalation by Israel and U.S. Could Widen War… Family of Man Slain in 2020 by MD Cops Still Fights for Justice… Plus Headlines
January 05, 2024 17:22 - 58 minutes - 46.5 MBThe Biden administration may say it doesn't want genocide in Gaza to explode into a regional war, but actions speak louder than words. And four years later, the family of a Maryland man shot to death in police custody, is still seeking justice. Plus headlines on Harvard resignation, an MVP victory, landlocked Ethiopia secures a port, John Pilger RIP, National March on Washington for Palestine January 13. With Gerald Horne, Gus Griffin, Maryland Coalition for Justice and Police Accountabili...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 29, 2023: The Year In Review Part 2: Ukraine War Sinks Europe’s Economy… 200 Years of the Monroe Doctrine… The Sahel Stands Up… And More…
December 30, 2023 05:32 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBThis is part two of our look back at 2023, which, as we stated in part one, was a year of resistance. Key to that resistance was telling the true history of exploitation of the Global South by U.S. and European imperialist powers. 2023 marked 75 years since the 1948 Nakba genocide in Palestine, 50 years since the bloody U.S.-backed coup of Salvador Allende in Chile, and 200 years of the deadly U.S. Monroe Doctrine. With Ben Norton, Juan Gonzalez, Bassolma Bazie, and Yasmin from Maryland2Pales...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 22, 2023: The Year In Review Part 1: Issa Amro on Israel as a Fascist State, Jill Stein on Ukraine, the Tyre Nichols Police Murder, More Pipelines as Our Planet Burns, And More…
December 22, 2023 18:45 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBSUPPORT US! This is part one of our look back at 2023. From Palestine to a myriad of protests; from the climate crisis, to police terror, to the African Sahel: this year was a time of continuing and tremendous crisis for the world's global majority. And it was a time of resistance and for challenging U.S. empire like never before. When international human rights activist Issa Amro visited Washingon, DC in January 2023, dozens of Palestinians in the West Bank had already been murdered in t...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 15, 2023: Zein El-Amine on Murdered Gaza Poet Refaat Alareer… Protesters Target Pentagon and Boeing… Headlines on Gaza, Unions, Massive Military Spending and More…
December 15, 2023 17:26 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBThe murder of renowned Gaza-based writer and teacher Refaat Alareer galvanizes artists, activists and children to continue resistance to Israeli occupation, apartheid and genocide in Palestine. We speak to author and teacher Zein El-Amine. And at a March to Defund the War Machine near the Pentagon, protesters target the Biden Administration and offices of military contractor Boeing. Plus news from the White House and Capitol Hill with Historian Gerald Horne. The show is made possible only by...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 8, 2023: How to Charge Israel With Genocide… Congress Equates Anti-Zionism With Anti-Semitism… Increasing U.S. Repression of Activists… Headlines… And More
December 08, 2023 18:38 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBSeveral countries are rightly accusing Israel of genocide and war crimes for its siege, bombing and murder of Palestinians. But they are going to the International Criminal Court and that's the WRONG COURT. We speak to journalist Sam Husseini. And as Venezuela moves to reclaim land it says was stolen by the British empire, mediators in Brazil don't want to give the U.S. empire an excuse to further target the Bolivarian Republic. We speak to Historian Gerald Horne about Venezuela and much more...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 1, 2023: FULL INTERVIEW with Max Blumenthal: More Evidence that Israel Killed its Own on Oct. 7… Released Palestinian Prisoners Tell of Extreme Violence and Murder… Plus Gerald Horne on Kissinger… Headlines
December 01, 2023 21:14 - 1 hour - 48.6 MBSince October 7th, Israel has taken more Palestinians hostage than it has released in ongoing prisoner swaps. And those being released from Israel's dungeons tell harrowing tales of extreme violence and murder. Plus, we continue to explore mounting evidence that Israeli forces killed many of their own citizens on October 7, 2023, We speak to Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal. And Headlines on Henry Kissinger with Gerald Horne. Palestine Youth Movement and the Party for Socialism and Liberation s...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 24, 2023: More than 14,000 Killed in Gaza… Prisoner Exchange and ‘Pause’ in Slaughter… More Evidence: Israeli Forces Killed Israelis on Oct. 7
November 24, 2023 21:10 - 58 minutes - 40.2 MBWith more than 14,000 Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza, a so-called humanitarian pause in fighting, as well as an exchange of prisoners of war, is set to begin. Meanwhile, as Free Palestine demonstrations continue globally, more evidence is surfacing that Israeli forces likely killed many of their own citizens on October 7, 2023, as recent reports document that they fired indiscriminately with bullets, tank shells and hellfire missiles after Hamas broke through the Gaza fence and seized ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 17, 2023: With 12,000 Killed and Gaza’s Largest Hospital Attacked by the IDF, Calls Grow for a Ceasefire… Plus, the F-Word on Fascism
November 18, 2023 04:05 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBWith more than 12,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks and Gaza's largest hospital raided by the IDF, the international call for a ceasefire grows louder. Also, in this month's episode of the F-word on fascism, more lawsuits charge Israeli and American leaders with genocide, and activists in the U.S. face repression of civil rights, and attacks by police. With Gerald Horne, Ali Abulimah, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, Rep. Summer Lee The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our r...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2023: Coverage of the Historic National March on Washington to Free Palestine… Protesters Call Biden ‘Genocide Joe’… Seek Accountability For 10,000 Murdered in Gaza
November 10, 2023 19:34 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBOn this show: the largest demonstration in U.S. history in support of the Palestinian people brought 300,000 people to Freedom Plaza. They demanded an end to Israel's genocidal bombing and siege of Gaza, an end to U.S. aid to Israel, and an end to apartheid in and occupation of Palestine. Speakers and attendees said that the U.S. is complicit in Israel's war crimes as more than 10,000 civilians, almost half of those children, have been murdered. We spend the hour hearing from some of those wh...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2023: As Israel Intensifies Genocidal Campaign in Gaza, Thousands Converge in DC for Historic National March to Free Palestine… And More…
November 03, 2023 15:16 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MBAs Israel intensifies its genocidal campaign on the people of Gaza, tens of thousands are converging in Washington, DC for an historic National March on Washington to Free Palestine. And during the same week that the Biden Administration compares the burgeoning Pro-Palestinian protest movement to Nazis, it supports continued attacks on Palestinian civilians, fanning the flames of a possible wider war in the Middle East. Plus, more voices rallying for Palestine at Howard University and other h...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 27, 2023: Miko Peled on Genocide and Resistance Palestine… Gerald Horne on the Far-Right Takeover of the House and More… Plus BONUS CONTENT: Is Israel Planning to use Sarin in Gaza?
October 28, 2023 20:28 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBAs Israel commits a horrific genocide in Gaza, more and more U.S. lawmakers want to make it illegal to tell the truth about the murders, or about 75 years of occupation and displacement. And as we refuse to turn away from Gaza, continued attacks on Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank further illustrates Israels plan to remove all Palestinians from Palestine. With Miko Peled and Gerald Horne. PLUS BONUS CONTENT THAT COULD NOT FIT INTO BROADCAST. The show is made possible only by our volu...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 20, 2023: Rallying Against Genocide in Gaza… Gerald Horne on a Wider Middle East War… Susan Abulhawa Protests in Philadelphia… Plus Headlines WITH BONUS EPILOGUE
October 21, 2023 03:03 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBDespite the complicity of elites, elected officials and corporate news organizations, tens of thousands in the US and millions around the the world refuse to turn away from the genocidal attack on Palestine by Israel. And again it falls to independent journalist to write the factual first draft of history"even as warmongers take this world to the brink of catastrophe. Plus headlines. BONUS - Epilogue with Palestinian Youth Movement, Maryland 2 Palestine, and Sean Blackmon from the Party for ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 13, 2023: Standing With Palestine…Gerald Horne With Two News Books:… I Dare Say… Acknowledging Radical Histories…BONUS EPILOGUE
October 13, 2023 18:14 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBThe governments of the United States and Europe support--with words and weapons--genocide against Gaza. But people all over the earth say, We Stand with Palestine. And two new books by the historian, Gerald Horne, offer an overview of his vast body of historical research, and why the last 500 years of slavery, colonialism and racism have everything to do with today. Listen past signoff music to hear BONUS CONTENT. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 6, 2023: Cornel West Speaks on Peace in Ukraine… Protesters Denounce Attack on Cuban Embassy in DC… Connecting the Dots of U.S. Imperialism
October 06, 2023 16:18 - 57 minutes - 39.7 MBU.S. presidential candidate Cornel West speaks in DC about the urgency of pursuing peace in Ukraine and about the urgency of opposing U.S imperialism. Also, one day after two molotov cocktails were thrown onto the grounds of the Cuban embassy here, Cuba supporters gathered there to denounce the attack and demand that the U.S. remove Cuba off its list of so-called sponsors of terrorism. Voices: Professor Cornel West, Medea Benjamin, Dr. Samira Addrey, Jacquie L'uqman. The show is made pos...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 29, 2023: Canada’s Standing Ovation For a Nazi… African Sahel Speaks Out at U.N… Plus Headlines: The Gov. Shutdown, UAW and More…
September 29, 2023 18:34 - 1 hour - 46.7 MBA standing ovation in the Canadian Parliament for an aging Ukrainian Nazi lays bare the truth about the migration of scores of Nazis into Canada and the United States after World War II. And at the United Nation's General Assembly, leaders from the African Sahel and other regions of the global south spoke out about forcing the neocolonial boot off their necks. Plus headlines on Sen. Menendez indictment, federal government shutdown, UAW strike expected to expand, France to leave Niger, In DC,...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 22, 2023: Enough is Enough!… Australian MPs in DC Call for Julian Assange’s Freedom… World Meetings Further Sign That the U.S. Unipolar Moment is Over… Plus Headlines
September 22, 2023 18:52 - 58 minutes - 39.8 MBMembers of the Australian Parliament speak in DC to call for release of imprisoned publisher Julian Assange... Portion of speech by Colombian President Gustavo Petro at UN... Gerald Horne: world meetings are further sign that the U.S. unipolar moment is over but Blinken still doubles down on two-front cold war...Poland's president calls Ukraine's head of state a 'drowning man' that is dangerous... Plus Headlines: it looks increasingly likely that the U.S. federal government will shut down o...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 – The F-Word: The AFL-CIO Role in Supporting Fascists in Chile 50 Years Ago… Protesters Rally Outside AFL-CIO HQ on Sept. 11… Plus Headlines
September 15, 2023 21:07 - 59 minutes - 40.8 MBFor this episode of the F-word on fascism, organizers remember the role of the AFL-CIO in ushering in Chile's fascist Pinochet regime, which murdered, disappeared and tortured thousands of people, including union organizers. And Gerald Horne connects the dots between the U.S.-backed coup in Chile 50 years and the chickens coming home to roost today in the U.S. Headlines: The United Auto Workers (UAW) went on strike... U.S. Census Bureau released new data showing showing that the nation's...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 8, 2023: Will Niger Kick Out France But Be Captive by the U.S?… Role of AFL-CIO in Chile Coup 50 Years Ago… Plus Headlines
September 09, 2023 00:25 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBIt remains to be seen if Niger and Gabon are throwing off French neocolonialism, only to be captured by U.S. imperialism. But in the meantime, they want their countries natural resources to benefit Africans. We speak to historian, political analyst and author Gerald Horne. And, 50 years after the U.S.-backed coup in Chile, organizers remember the role of the AFL-CIO in ushering in a fascist state that murdered Chilean union leaders. Plus Headlines: Protests outside the French embassy in DC. ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2023: The Washington, DC Memorial for Human Rights Activist Randall Robinson, Last of 3 Parts, Plus Headlines
September 01, 2023 23:03 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBFor this hour, our third and final show honoring the life of Randall Robinson" international human rights activist and leader in the movement to bring down the brutal, racist system of apartheid in South Africa. Voices: Rep. Maxine Waters, Rev. Jean Robinson-Casey and Jewell Robinson. Plus headlines. Randall Robinson was a human rights activist and founder of the organization TransAfrica. Best known for his tireless advocacy against the near-genocidal system of South African apartheid, and f...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 25, 2023: The Washington, DC Memorial for Human Rights Activist Randall Robinson, Part Two of Three. Plus Headlines on Fukushima Waste and More
August 25, 2023 18:38 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBFor this show, and our next show, we will continue to honor the life of Randall Robinson, international human rights activist and leader in the movement to bring down the brutal, racist system of apartheid in South Africa. This is the second of three parts, with more speakers, including Rep. Barbara Lee of California, speaking at the Washington, DC memorial held for Robinson in June of this year. Plus headlines: Japan dumps wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean....
ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 18, 2023: The Washington DC Memorial for Human Rights Activist Randall Robinson, Part 1 of 3
August 18, 2023 18:14 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBFor this show, and for our next two shows, we will honor the life of Randall Robinson, international human rights activist and leader in the movement to bring down the brutal, racist system of apartheid in South Africa. On June 24, 2023, the Washington, DC Memorial was held for Randall Robinson at Shiloh Baptist Church in Northwest DC. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voices on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era...