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, NOV. 6, 2014–WHAT DO THE MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS MEAN FOR ELECTING PROGRESSIVE CANDIDATES IN THE DMV, AND PARTICULARLY IN DC?
November 06, 2014 12:00 - 25.2 MBNOVEMBER 6, 2014 WHAT DO THE MIDTERM ELECTION RESULTS MEAN for electing progressive candidates in the DMV, and particularly in DC? Guests and Voices: political strategist Alicia Briancon; attorney Jane Zara; professor, author and activist Lester Spence; Omali Yeshitela of the Black is Back Coalition and protesters at the Million Mask March in DC. Headlines and more. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/OTG-NOV.6-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT. 30, 2014–AN INTERVIEW WITH GERALD HORNE ABOUT HIS BOOK, RACE TO REVOLUTION: THE U.S. AND CUBA DURING SLAVERY AND JIM CROW
October 30, 2014 12:00 - 25.4 MBOCT. 30, 2014 THE UNITED STATES AND CUBA have a complex, centuries-long relationship involving slaves, Jim Crow and revolution. An interview with Gerald Horne about his book, Race to Revolution:The U.S. and Cuba during Slavery and Jim Crow. Headlines and more. Final week of the fall fund drive. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/OTG-OCTOBER-30-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT 23, 2014–THE MOVEMENT TO GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS
October 23, 2014 12:00 - 25.3 MBOCT. 23, 2014 WITH NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL ELECTIONS LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY, THE MOVEMENT TO GET MONEY OUT OF POLITICS AND A TALK WITH TIA LESSIN, AWARD-WNNING DIRECTOR OF 'CITIZEN KOCH'. Other Guests and Voices: Kaitlin Sopochi-Belknap, national director of the Move To Amend Coalition, Walmart workers blocking the streets of downtown Washington, DC to protest poor pay and work conditions. Headlines and more. Week three of the fall fund drive. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/upl...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT. 16, 2014–AN INTERVIEW WITH GERALD HORNE, author of The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America and Race to Revolution: The U.S. and Cuba During Slavery and Jim Crow
October 16, 2014 12:00 - 26 MBOCT. 16, 2014 AN INTERVIEW WITH GERALD HORNE, author of The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America and Race to Revolution: The U.S. and Cuba During Slavery and Jim Crow. Other Guests and Voices: From Ferguson October and the Rev. Graylan Hagler. Week two of the fall fund drive. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/OTG-OCT.16.2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT 9, 2014–OCTOBER 9 MARKS TWO MONTHS SINCE THE KILLING OF MICHAEL BROWN, NATIONAL MOBILIZATION PREPARES TO CONVERGE IN FERGUSON
October 09, 2014 12:00 - 25.5 MBOCT. 9, 2014 OCTOBER 9 MARKS TWO MONTHS SINCE THE KILLING OF MICHAEL BROWN and there have been NO arrests. A national mobilization prepares to converge in Ferguson. Guests and voices: Matt Nelson, Color of Change; Richard Prince, Eugene Puryear, Katea Stitt and excerpts from the movie "Disruption." Week One of Fall Fundraiser. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OTG-OCT9-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT. 2, 2014–BALTIMOREANS WIN BRUTALITY CASES AGAINST THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE FERGUSON MOMENT CONTINUES TO BUILD TO A MOVEMENT
October 02, 2014 12:00 - 24.8 MBOCT. 2, 2014 BALTIMOREANS WIN BRUTALITY CASES AGAINST THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT,…The Ferguson moment continues to build into a movement and the latest in corporate media race bias. Voices: Mark Puente, Lesley McSpadden, Michael Brown Sr., Gwen Carr, Richard Prince and members of the Ohio Students Association. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/OTG-OCT2-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, SEPT 25, 2014–VOICES FROM THE HISTORIC PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH IN NEW YORK CITY–
September 25, 2014 12:00 - 25.6 MBSEPT. 25, 2014 VOICES FROM THE HISTORIC PEOPLE'S CLIMATE MARCH IN NEW YORK CITYUp to 400,000 people marched through the streets of midtown Manhattan in the largest mobilization ever of people demanding immediate action on climate change. We hear voices of people from the DMV who traveled to New York for the march. We’ll hear from students, workers, people concerned about hunger and how we get our food, people concerned about environmental justice and the links between that and economic justic...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, SEPT. 18, 2014–COUNTDOWN TO THE PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH, PART 2
September 18, 2014 12:00 - 24.7 MBSEPT. 18, 2014 COUNTDOWN TO THE PEOPLE'S CLIMATE MARCH, PART 2 It's three days before the massive People’s Climate March on September 21st in New York City. Voices, including Van Jones, Bill McKibben and Naomie Oreskes, from the movie "Disruption" by Kelly Nyks and Jared P. Scott, produced as a run-up to the march. Reporting from Runaway Bay, Jamaica with some news about climate impacts on island nations. As always, headlines and more! https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, SEPT 4, 2014–A NATIONAL STRIKE BY FAST-FOOD WORKERS, MORE ON THE LINKS BETWEEN LABOR AND BLACK LIVES MATTER
September 04, 2014 12:00 - 24.6 MBSEPT. 4, 2014 THREE DAYS AFTER LABOR DAY, fast food workers are on a national strike. And we continue with part two our discussion about the links between the struggles of low-wage workers and the emerging fight for public resources being used for human needs, not police militarization and wars. Guests and Voices: Author and activist Gerald Horne, Richard Prince, St. Louis fast food worker Ebony Williams, DC-area healthcare workers Michael Thompson and Lionel Chapman. https://onthegroundshow....
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, AUGUST 28, 2014–CAN THE FERGUSON MOMENT LEAD TO ECONOMIC JUSTICE?
August 28, 2014 12:00 - 24.7 MBAUGUST 28, 2014 CAN THE FERGUSON MOMENT LEAD TO ECONOMIC JUSTICE? As we approach Labor Day, can the groundswell of activism that has emerged around Ferguson be directed toward Justice AND jobs? Part one of a discussion. Guests and voices: Gerald Horne, Salim Adofo, Amani Al-Khatahbeh and Richard Prince. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/OTG-AUG28-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, AUGUST 14, 2014–FROM GAZA TO MISSOURI CONTINUED
August 21, 2014 12:00 - 25.1 MBAUGUST 21, 2014 FROM GAZA TO MISSOURI CONTINUED: We explore more about the links between Gaza and Missouri with Margaret Huang of Amnesty International and new members of the "On The Ground" team, Palestinian-American activist Amani Al-Khatahbeh and columnist Richard Prince of Journal-isms. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/OTG-AUG-21-14.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, AUGUST 14, 2014–FROM GAZA TO FERGUSON, MISSOURI
August 14, 2014 12:00 - 25.1 MBAUGUST 14, 2014 FROM GAZA TO MISSOURI: A look back at how the horrors of Gaza came to be. Also, living in a world of increased U.S. militarism and militarized police. Guests and voices: Zein El-Amine and Yousef Munayyer. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/OTG-AUG-14-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, AUGUST 7, 2014–THE LARGEST RALLY EVER IN THE U.S. FOR PALESTINIAN RIGHTS, THE AFRICA SUMMIT
August 07, 2014 12:00 - 24.8 MBAUGUST 7, 2014 THOUSANDS GATHER outside the White House in what is called the largest rally ever in the U.S. for Palestinian rights. Also,the Africa Summit winds up in the nation’s capital. Guests and voices: Gerald Horne, Cornel West, John Dugard. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/OTG-AUG-7-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JULY 31, 2014–U.S. TAX DOLLARS FOR ISRAEL’S WAR ON GAZA BUT NOT FOR U.S. HEALTH CARE
July 31, 2014 12:00 - 24.5 MBJULY 31, 2014 U.S. TAX DOLLARS FOR ISRAEL BUT NOT FOR U.S. HEALTH CARE/strong> : With more than 1200 Palestinians dead, activists against Israel’s attack on Gaza escalate their protests to civil disobedience and arrests. Also, Mayor Adam O'Neale walks 272 miles from Belhaven, North Carolina to DC to save health care at a rural community hospital and to advocate for millions of working poor Americans who are being denied expanded Medicaid due to them under the Affordable Care Act. Guests and V...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JULY 24, 2014–PROTEST AT THE SITE OF A CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL EVENT IN DC
July 24, 2014 12:00 - 24.2 MBJULY 24, 2014 THE REV. GRAYLAN HAGLER IS AMONG THE SPEAKERS PROTESTING AT THE SITE OF A CHRISTIANS UNITED FOR ISRAEL EVENT AT THE DC CONVENTION CENTER. ALSO, PALESTINIAN-AMERICAN EDITOR AND ACTIVIST AMANI AL-KHATAHBEH. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OTG-72414.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JULY 17, 2014–VOICES FROM THE RALLY ON THE NATIONAL MALL TO STOP FRACKING AND FRACKED GAS EXPORTS, AND THE ATTACK ON GAZA
July 17, 2014 12:00 - 25 MBJULY 17, 2014 VOICES FROM THE RALLY ON THE NATIONAL MALL TO STOP FRACKING AND FRACKED GAS EXPORTS and we speak to a member of Jewish Voice for Peace about Israel's latest attack on the Palestinian people in Gaza. Guests and Voices: Cherri Foytlin, Winona Hauter, Tim DeChristopher, the Rev. Lennox Yearwood and Seth Morrison. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/OTG-7-17-14.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JULY 10, 2014–THE DMV IS THE NATION’S CAPITAL REGION–BUT WILL IT BECOME THE CAPITAL FOR FRACKING?
July 10, 2014 12:00 - 24.4 MBJULY 10, 2014 The DMV is the nation’s capital region—but will it become the capital for fracking? Activists, including Oscar-nominated director Josh Fox join us to say “No.” And will the corporate media ever portray Israel as the aggressor against Palestinians? Headlines and more! Guests and Voices: Josh Fox, Ted Glick, Mike Tidwell and Zein El-Amine. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/OTG-JULY1014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JULY 3, 2014–‘RIGHT-WING GANG’ ON THE SUPREME COURT
July 03, 2014 12:00 - 25.2 MBJULY 3, 2014 A 'RIGHT-WING GANG' ON THE SUPREME COURT With two rulings this week that strike a blow at the rights of women and labor, many are asking, what can we do about the right-wing gang on the Supreme Court that is giving corporations more and more power—and taking away rights of people--especially women. Plus, in this pre-July 4th edition, we acknowledge the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act with remarks from Freedom Summer veteran Timothy Jenkins. Plus headlines. Guests an...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JUNE 26, 2014–WHAT THE FREEDOM 50 MOVEMENT MEANS FOR TODAY’S YOUTH–AND COUNTDOWN TO THE RALLY AGAINST FRACKING IN THE DMV
June 26, 2014 12:00 - 24.7 MBJUNE 26, 2014 WHAT THE FREEDOM 50 MOVEMENT MEANS FOR TODAY'S YOUTH--AND COUNTDOWN TO THE RALLY AGAINST FRACKING IN THE DMV. David Whetstone sits in for Esther Iverem and continues our Freedom 50 coverage with remarks from Dorie Ladner and a remembrance of the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Mickey Schwerner. We also interview Mike Tidwell about the July 13 march against fracked gas exports from Cove Point Maryland. Headlines and more! https://onthegroundshow...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JUNE 5, 2014–THE U.S. SENATE HOLDS A HEARING ON OVERTURNING CITIZEN’S UNITED, AND GOOD JOBS ARE ON THE LINE IN MD
June 05, 2014 12:00 - 24.9 MBJune 5, 2014 THE U.S. SENATE HOLDS A HEARING ON OVERTURNING CITIZEN'S UNITED, WHICH DECLARED THAT MONEY IS FREE SPEECH AND THAT CORPORATIONS ARE PEOPLE. AND GOOD JOBS AND QUALITY HEALTHCARE ARE ON THE LINE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLAND. Guests and Voices: Regina Barnes and David Cobb. Lots of headlines. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OTG-jUNE-5-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, MAY 29, 2014–VIRGINIA RESIDENTS GIVE THEIR U.S. SENATOR A “D” FOR HIS VOTING RECORD ON GUN LAWS. ALSO, A MAN FROM GUATEMALA VISITS DC TO TELL ABOUT THE HORRIFIC IMPACT OF SILVER MINING IN HIS TOWN
May 29, 2014 12:00 - 26.1 MBMAY 29, 2014 VIRGINIA RESIDENTS GIVE THEIR U.S. SENATOR A "D" FOR HIS VOTING RECORD ON GUN LAWS. ALSO, A MAN FROM GUATEMALA VISITS DC TO TELL ABOUT THE HORRIFIC IMPACT OF SILVER MINING IN HIS TOWN Guests and Voices: Oscar Morales, Kathryn Johnson, Mary Croft and Catherine Koebel Stromberg. Headlines too. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OTG-MAY-29-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, MAY 22, 2014–THE SCHOLAR AS ACTIVIST–GERALD HORNE
May 22, 2014 12:00 - 24.6 MBMAY 22, 2014 THE SCHOLAR AS ACTIVIST, WE SPEND THE HOUR WITH AUTHOR AND ACTIVIST GERALD HORNE WHO SAYS THAT "WRITING IS FIGHTING" Guest: Gerald Horne. Headlines too. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OTG-May-22-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND SHOW,’ MAY 15, 2014–SAVE THE INTERNET! AND RALLYING AGAINST POVERTY PAY AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL
May 15, 2014 12:00 - 25.4 MBMAY 15, 2014 SAVE THE INTERNET! AND RALLYING AGAINST POVERTY PAY AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL More than 100 people rally outside the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to save the Internet, calling this the FREE SPEECH ISSUE OF OUR TIME. And voices from the Mothers’ March & Rally for Justice, to end poverty pay at Johns Hopkins hospital. Guests and Voices include: Danny Glover, Wendell Pierce, Joseph Torres and more. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OTG-MAY-15-2014.mp3
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, MAY 8, 2014–#BRING BACK OUR GIRLS AND ENDING POVERTY PAY AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL
May 08, 2014 12:00 - 26.2 MBMAY 8, 2014 #BRING BACK OUR GIRLS AND ENDING POVERTY PAY AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL As Mother’s Day approaches, workers at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore prepare to hold a Mothers’ March & Rally for Justice to end poverty pay at Maryland's largest employer. And we speak to the local organizer for #Bring Back Our Girls, who organized hundreds to rally outside the Nigerian embassy to highlight the plight of nearly 300 kidnapped school girls in Nigeria. Guests and Voices: the Rev. Daniel Was...
DON’T FRACK WITH MY FARM–‘ON THE GROUND’ PREMIERE, MAY DAY, MAY 1, 2014
May 01, 2014 12:00 - 26.3 MBMAY 1, 2014 DON'T FRACK WITH MY FARM--"ON THE GROUND PREMIERE, MAY DAY, MAY 1, 2014 On May Day, celebrated as International Workers Day or Labor Day around the world, activists are on the ground fighting for corporate accountability, jobs and the environment. In the D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals, a coalition of activists from the Sane Energy Project are supporting farmers including Asha Canalos, in Minisink, NY in a challenge to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and to the ...