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 OCTOBER 15, 2021: Imperialism in the 21st Century With Brian Becker… Gerald Horne on Taiwan… More than 500 Arrested at People vs. Fossil Fuels Protests… Plus Headlines
October 15, 2021 23:53 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBImperialism in the 21st Century With Brian Becker… Gerald Horne on Taiwan… More than 500 Arrested at People Vs. Fossil Fuels Protests. Plus headlines on Indigenous People's Day, George Floyd's 48th birthday, other BLM news and more. To come: bonus content with Gerald Horne on Ethiopia and Iran 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 of fake corporate news, we have to be an...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 8, 2021: New Documentary Investigates 2013 Death of Georgia Teenager Kendrick Johnson. Plus headlines
October 09, 2021 06:21 - 3 BytesA new documentary investigates the unsolved death of Kendrick Johnson, the high school sophomore whose body was found rolled up in a school gym mat in Valdosta, Georgia in 2013. Was the death a tragic accident or a case of murder with racial overtones in the deep South? Plus headlines. Link to Department of Justice Report, Subverting Justice. 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 th...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 1, 2021: Progressives in Congress Draw a Line in the Sand… Meng Wanzhou’s Release and the New U.S. Cold War With China… Congresswomen Offer Own Stories to Support Abortion Rights
October 01, 2021 23:26 - 3 BytesProgressives in Congress stand up for American working families... On Meng Wanzhou's release and the New U.S. cold war with China... Congresswomen offer their own stories of abortion to support abortion rights. Plus headlines on funding human needs versus war, cancel the rents protests in more than 50 cities, report about plot to assassinate Julian Assange, rallies to support Haitian asylum seekers. Voices: Jon Jeter, Cori Bush, Pramila Jayapal, Gerald Horne. The show is made possible on...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 24, 2021: The Real Story of Haitian Immigration with Jemima Pierre… Jon Jeter on the Sorry Corporate Media… Deadline for the Biden Budget (and Presidency)
September 25, 2021 02:58 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBWith the broken U.S. immigration system is in the news, we hear voices of those rallying on the National Mall at the March for Citizenship, Climate and Care. And we speak to Jemima Pierre of the Black Alliance for Peace about Haitian migrants at the Southern border. And finally, when it comes to these and other complex issues, corporate media obscures more than it explains. Journalist Jon Jeter is in the house. Plus headlines on the infrastructure showdown and much more. Bonus coverage with...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 17, 2021: The F-Word: Twenty Years Since 9/11…USA Gymnasts Ask Why FBI and USA Olympics Have Not Been Held Accountable for Ignoring Sexual Abuse…Plus Headlines
September 17, 2021 16:45 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThe F-Word: Twenty Years Since 9/11…USA Gymnasts Ask Why FBI and USA Olympics Have Not Been Held Accountable for Ignoring Sexual Abuse…Plus Headlines on Philadelphia Mother Assaulted by Cops Awarded $2 Million... And Much More... With Voices: Gerald Horne, Makani Themba, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney 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 of fake corporate news, we have t...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 10, 2021: The “Making Good Trouble Rally” at the Lincoln Memorial Marking the 58th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
September 10, 2021 18:55 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBA summer of activism in DC -– protests for voting rights, for housing, for a living wage, for climate policy, for the right to tell the truth about Black History and be protected from police terror-- culminated on August 28th in a day of actions, including the Make Good Trouble Rally, which brought together a coalition of organizations on the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Plus headlines on pandemic unemployment; Biden vaccine mandates; indictments in...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 3, 2021: In an Historic Session of Congress, Lawmakers Speak Up for the Rights of Palestinians and Say the Israeli Occupation Must End … With Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, AOC, Ayanna Pressley and More…REBROADCAST
September 03, 2021 21:26 - 3 BytesDuring an historic evening in Congress, on May 13th 2021, members of the House of Representatives delivered a full hour of speeches in support of rights of the Palestinian people. The impassioned remarks, including by the only Palestinian member of Congress, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, were the first such efforts in Congress, which approves annually nearly $4 billion dollars for the apartheid state of Israel, and where there is growing pressure to have that aid be conditioned due to Israel's w...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 27, 2021: Afghanistan and the Future of U.S. Empire, With Activist Brian Becker and Historian Gerald Horne
August 27, 2021 18:32 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBFor this hour, the subject is Afghanistan and the future of U.S. empire. Our geopolitical analyst professor Gerald Horne spoke on the podcast 'The Socialist Program with Brian Becker' on August 19th, before the August 26th deadly terrorist bombings at the Kabul airport that killed dozens of Afghan civilians and at least 13 members of the U.S. military. Brian has also joined us here on 'On the Ground' as national organizer for the ANSWER Coalition, which stands for Act Now Stop War and End Rac...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 20, 2021: Indigenous Leaders Speak on Preserving Water, Earth and Air… DC Residents Sue to Save Historic, Rare Green Space… How Will Afghanistan Defeat Impact U.S. Empire?… And More
August 20, 2021 18:07 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBWhile we may have given our eulogy for the Afghanistan War, what does this defeat mean for U.S. empire? On the National Mall, Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians, is among the indigenous leaders vowing to fight back against continued violation and pollution of treaty lands. DC Residents Sue to Save Historic, Last Green Space. Plus headlines. With Fawn Sharp, president of the National Congress of American Indians. Daniel Wolkoff of the Committee for the McMillan...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 13, 2021: Our Eulogy for the Afghanistan War… Families Sue MD County for Desecrated African Cemetery… BLM Activists Measure Toll from Police Violence… Plus Headlines
August 13, 2021 18:51 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBAs the Taliban overtakes at least a dozen provincial capitals in Afghanistan, and the U.S. leaves in defeat, I speak with historian Gerald Horne who gives his eulogy on this country's longest war. And in a major milestone in the five-year battle to save a desecrated African cemetery in Maryland, descendants of those buried at the site file a lawsuit to prevent the land, now covered by a parking lot, to be sold to another land developer. Plus headlines on the delta variant spread in U.S. south...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 6, 2021: A Win For Millions of Families Facing Eviction… ‘Foreign Meddling’ in Elections OK If It’s Israel Against Nina Turner… Headlines on Line 3, Police Arrests and More…
August 06, 2021 22:35 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBAn occupation on the steps of the U.S. Capitol leads to a victory for millions of families facing the threat of eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic. And while the Russiagate hoax still bubbles up among Hillary Democrats and corporate media, an actual multi-million-dollar campaign by pro-Israel lobbyists interfering in Nina Turner's bid for Congressional seat is ignored. Plus headlines on climate, Black Lives Matter, policing, media and more. Richard Trumka and Glen Ford remembered. Intervie...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 30, 2021: ‘Let Cuba Live’ Rally in Front of the White House to End Illegal U.S. Economic Blockade and Sanctions on the Island Nation
July 30, 2021 22:32 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBHundreds of protesters rally in front of the White House to say "Let Cuba Live" and to demand that the illegal U.S.embargo and sanctions on Cuba be lifted. While supporting a campaign led by Cuban Americans to end the blockade, these protesters were also the target of hostile far-right demonstrators who tried but failed in their attempt to stop this action for Cuba solidarity, which is shared by almost every country on the planet. The rally welcomed the Bridges of Love / Puentes De Amor proje...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 23, 2021: Jon Jeter on Critical Race Theory As Just History… The Cuba PSYOP… Arrests for Voting Rights Protesters… Plus Headlines on DOJ, Climate, Libya and More…
July 24, 2021 03:06 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBWhether it is the fight for voting rights, infrastructure or real aid to the suffering Cuban people, progressives are confronting urgent issues. And with a very sophisticated social media WAR waged by the U.S. against Cuba and ongoing attacks in the U.S. on teaching historical facts, it's time, once again, to talk with our media critic Jon Jeter. Plus headlines: President Biden issued new sanctions against Cuba but has not fulfilled his campaign promise to roll back Trump sanctions... Code P...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 16, 2021: The F-Word: Jim Crow and Dictatorship in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba… With Manolo De Los Santos… Cuba Protests…Hands off Haiti… (White) Protester Privilege in Florida… and More Headlines
July 16, 2021 22:51 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBWhether it is a social media bot campaign or a murky assassination plot, the call is: "Hands off Haiti" and "Hands off Cuba." And for this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, Esther Iverem wonders aloud and about racist Jim Crow conditions and brutal dictatorship before the Cuban Revolution and asks writer and activist Manolo De Los Santos if this is the throwback reality that right-wing plotters want to revive. Plus headlines. Bonus content on Patreon: Professor Gerald Horne on the co...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 9, 2021: Gerald Horne and Brian Becker on July Fourth, Juneteenth, and the 100th Anniversary of the Communist Party of China
July 09, 2021 15:28 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBFor this hour, our geopolitical analyst professor Gerald Horne, on the real meaning of the July 4th holiday, the new Juneteenth holiday and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, which is also being marked this month, starring on July 1st, 2021. Gerald speaks with Brian Becker, host of the The Socialist Program podcast, which I also contributed to every week. Brian has also joined us here on On the Ground as national organizer for the ANSWER Coalition, whic...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 2, 2021: Climate Activists Risk Arrest, Protest at White House… A Celebration of Peru’s Socialist President-Elect and a Defense of the Indigenous Vote… Voter Suppression Wins for Now in U.S.
July 02, 2021 23:29 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBAs deadly heat kills hundreds in the Pacific Northwest and Canada, sets fire to entire communities, and overwhelms power grids, climate activists stage demonstrations over three days in front of the White House, demanding that President Biden not abandon his promise to fight the climate catastrophe. And, outside the Organization of American States, Peruvians and their supporters celebrate the socialist President-elect of Peru, Pedro Castillo, and defend him against fascist attempts to overtur...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 25, 2021: Protesters Converge on DC for Voting and Human Rights… Army General Schools Congress on Systemic Racism… Journalist Jon Jeter on U.S. Anti-Intellectualism
June 25, 2021 20:41 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBDuring a week when the right-wing of the Senate blocked debate on voting rights legislation, protesters converged on Washington DC to demand action, not just for voter protections, but for climate justice, housing, healthcare, immigrant rights and jobs. Meanwhile, As Republican lawmakers disparage education about systemic racism, they get schooled by an army general. Also, I speak to Journalist Jon Jeter about the latest effort of government and corporate media to suppress ideas and facts. ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 18, 2021: Exclusive Interview with Father and Brother of Julian Assange… Gerald Horne on Juneteenth… Journalist Deneen Brown in New Film Sheds Light on Tulsa and Other Massacres of African Americans
June 18, 2021 22:36 - 56 minutes - 39 MBAn exclusive interview with John Shipton and Gabriel Shipton, father and brother of Julian Assange, imprisoned founder and editor of Wikileaks... Historian Gerald Horne has a new take on Juneteenth... Journalist Deneen L. Brown gives an update on the Tulsa Massacre investigation and is featured in a new documentary, 'Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer.' Plus other headlines on Biden at the G7, NATO and with Putin... Ilhan Omar... Palestine... The Poor People's Campaign marches on Senator J...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 11, 2021: Climate Activists Say No Retreat on Infrastructure… Gerald Horne on Anti-China Bill and Killer Robots… Plus Headlines on Ilhan Omar’s Truth to Power, Line 3 Protests, #BlocktheBoat and More
June 11, 2021 22:05 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBClimate, labor and indigenous activists feel betrayed by Biden's negotiations with Republicans to possibly cut his infrastructure bill even more, scuttling already pared-back projects to address the climate crisis and create good jobs. We hear from activists speaking at a rally on May 24, 2021 organized by the Sunrise Movement in front of the White House. Gerald Horne weighs in on the anti-China US Innovation and Competition Act passed by Congress and "autonomous" drones killing Libyans. Pl...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 4, 2021: Coverage of the National March for Palestine, Including Imam Omar Suleiman, Zeina Ashrawi Hutchison, author Max Blumenthal and more
June 04, 2021 23:06 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MBIn the aftermath of Israel's bombing of Gaza, killing more than 250 people, including 66 children, tens of thousands converged on Washington, DC on Saturday, May 29th for the National March for Palestine. Sparked by violent incidents that went viral of Israel's seizure of homes of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and Israeli soldiers firing on worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, the march is part of a mass, global solidarity movement that is demanding an end to Israel's system of occupation and ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 28, 2021: In an Historic Session of Congress, Lawmakers Speak Up for the Rights of Palestinians and Say the Israeli Occupation Must End … With Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, AOC, Ayanna Pressley and More…
May 28, 2021 18:56 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MBDuring an historic evening in Congress, on May 13th 2021, members of the House of Representatives delivered a full hour of speeches in support of rights of the Palestinian people. The impassioned remarks, including by the only Palestinian member of Congress, Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, were the first such efforts in Congress, which approves annually nearly $4 billion dollars for the apartheid state of Israel, and where there is growing pressure to have that aid be conditioned due to Isreal's w...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 21, 2021: Israel’s Missiles Stop But Apartheid, Occupation and Siege Continue…Headlines on Ronald Greene’s Murder, Mother’s Day Bailout and More…
May 22, 2021 00:12 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBThough Israel has ceased missile attacks on Gaza, military occupation, siege and apartheid policies continue. Palestinians say they can't go back to business as usual. Israel's recent attacks have sparked a new mass movement of solidarity with the Palestinian struggle. Interviews with Rasha Anayah and Lina Shahid of Palestinian Youth Movement and Professor Gerald Horne. Voices from the massive DC Nakba 73 march in Washington, DC May 15, 2021. Headlines on Gaza, new cases of Black men murder...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 14, 2021: Palestinians Under Siege and Resisting…Corporate Media Is Out to Lunch…New Proposed Law Targets China and More Headlines…
May 14, 2021 22:57 - 56 minutes - 39 MBGlobal support grows for Occupied Palestine after more than 100 people are killed in Gaza, Israeli forces attack worshippers at the third holiest site in Islam, and after Israel's ongoing ethnic cleansing of Palestinians is caught on video and goes viral. And, as in the case of George Floyd, murdered by ex-cop Derek Chauvin, what is happening on the ground in the apartheid state of Israel is being documented truthfully by citizens, not by occupiers, the state or corporate media. Interviews w...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 7, 2021: On May Day, Undocumented Immigrants March for Permanent Protection and Respect… A Mother’s Day Program for Those With Sons and Daughters Slain By Police… Ajamu Baraka on Colombia and Haiti… Plus Headlines
May 08, 2021 00:43 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBOn May Day, International Workers Day, thousands of undocumented immigrants and their allies march on Washington, demanding permanent protection, dignity and respect. Esther interviews a member of Movimiento Cosecha, one of the groups that marched. And a DC rally celebrates Mothers Day in a different way. Honoring so many whose sons and daughters were killed by police but whose names are not known. Also, Ajamu Baraka talks about state violence in Colombia and Haiti and the connection to U.S....
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 30, 2021-International Panel: Police Killings and Torture of Blacks in the U.S. are “Crimes Against Humanity”…Plus More Headlines
April 30, 2021 22:18 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBAn international panel finds that police violence and murders of African Americans amount to crimes against humanity. And for family members of those slain, the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd is just the tip of the iceberg of accountability. We devote the hour to the April 27, 2021 press conference of the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence against People of African Descent in the United States. Plus Lydia Curtis covers birthday c...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 23, 2021: Truth, Lies and Videotape: A Guilty Verdict for Chauvin But Police Killings Mount… Earth Day 2021… Republicans Move to Criminalize Protest… The Latest on UN Fake Syria Reports… Plus Headlines
April 23, 2021 20:23 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBThis jam-packed week included a guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and Earth Day 2021, as climate experts say we have less than seven years to stave off the worst impacts of climate catastrophe. And in our monthly extended segment on culture and media: TRUTH, LIES and VIDEOTAPE; How one 17-year-old stepped forward in history; first they came for your vote, now they're coming for your protest sign. And the latest in the scandal of fake UN reporting on Syria. With ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 16, 2021: The U.S. System of Policing Remains on Trial… The F-Word: Raoul Peck’s ‘Exterminate All the Brutes’… Plus Headlines…
April 17, 2021 02:48 - 3 BytesWhile the eyes of the nation are on two high profile cases of police terror in Minnesota, there have been at least four cases of people shot to death by police in the DMV during the last two weeks. Families and communities demand justice. And for this month's episode on The F-Word on fascism, we discuss new documentaries, including Raoul Peck's new four-part masterpiece, 'Exterminate All the Brutes.' Plus headlines, Gerald Horne and Jonathan Hutto. Check out bonus content from this show 4-16...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 9, 2021: Faith Leaders Rally Against the Filibuster… WTU President Elizabeth Davis Killed in Car Crash… Dr. Margaret Flowers on U.S. Sanctions that Kill, the Poison Pill in the For the People Act and COVID Update…Headlines on Chauvin Trial, Ukraine with Gerald Horne and More…
April 09, 2021 22:58 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBWhy are basic needs of people in the United States being held hostage by a senate rule, which is not even a law or in the Constitution? Faith leaders say that the filibuster is immoral and speak out on Easter Monday. And more on that poison pill inserted into the proposed and highly promoted federal voting rights bill, The For the People Act, which will actually make it much harder for third parties to emerge and compete against the two corporate parties. Dr. Margaret Flowers talks about the ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 2, 2021: Police Escalation Leads to George Floyd’s Death… Rallying Against Asian Hate and China Bashing… Headlines on Haiti, DAPL, Line 3 Protest and More…
April 03, 2021 00:55 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBProsecutors may deny it, but policing in the United States is on trial along with Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. We speak the attorney who uncovered the truth in the death of another Black man, Elijah McClain. And people rally in DC and in 60 cities and towns to make the link between anti-Asian hate and the legacy of U.S. wars killing millions of Asian people in their homelands. Plus headlines on Haiti solidarity, DAPL, Line 3 Protest, Bessemer update and more... Voices: Atto...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 26, 2020: Amazon Workers Speak Out in Bessemer Alabama… Jon Jeter on Lame COVID Relief… Headlines on Teachers, Voting Rights and More…
March 27, 2021 00:25 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBFrom the New Cold War to voting rights, to guns, to labor rights, this is an inflection point for American politics and human rights. We hear voices of Amazon workers and he Rev. William Barber organizing for a union in Bessemer, Alabama. And for this month's look at culture and media, journalist Jon Jeter says the American Rescue Plan is not all it is cranked to be. Headlines with historian Gerald Horne on the new Cold War with China, voter suppression, teachers, affordable housing and more....
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 26, 2021: Amazon Workers Speak Out in Bessemer Alabama… Jon Jeter on Lame COVID Relief… Headlines on Teachers, Voting Rights and More…
March 27, 2021 00:25 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBFrom the New Cold War to voting rights, to guns, to labor rights, this is an inflection point for American politics and human rights. We hear voices of Amazon workers and he Rev. William Barber organizing for a union in Bessemer, Alabama. And for this month's look at culture and media, journalist Jon Jeter says the American Rescue Plan is not all it is cranked to be. Headlines with historian Gerald Horne on the new Cold War with China, voter suppression, teachers, affordable housing and more....
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 19, 2021: U.S. Wars and Violence Against Asians… The F-Word: Roberto Lovato on U.S. Violence in Central and South America… The Poor People’s Campaign and More…
March 19, 2021 23:56 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBFor peace activists on the frontlines, anti-Asian violence is inextricably linked to the history of U.S. imperialist wars. And for this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, author Roberto Lovato on the deadly legacy of U.S. colonialism in Central and South America. Plus headlines on the Poor People's Campaign, the New Cold War with Gerald Horne, and the ACLU DC's report on police repression of Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020. Voices: Roberto Lovato, Gerald Horne, Christine Ahn, ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 19, 2020: U.S. Wars and Violence Against Asians… The F-Word: Roberto Lovato on U.S. Violence in Central and South America… The Poor People’s Campaign and More…
March 19, 2021 23:56 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBFor peace activists on the frontlines, anti-Asian violence is inextricably linked to the history of U.S. imperialist wars. And for this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, author Roberto Lovato on the deadly legacy of U.S. colonialism in Central and South America. Plus headlines on the Poor People's Campaign, the New Cold War with Gerald Horne, and the ACLU DC's report on police repression of Black Lives Matter protesters in 2020. Voices: Roberto Lovato, Gerald Horne, Christine Ahn, ...
‘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…
March 12, 2021 19:47 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBAs 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 are floundering, including here in the DMV. We speak to activist Jonathan Hutto. And young people suing the U.S. federal government for its role in climate change take their case to the Supreme Court. Plus headlines on COVID relief legislation, International Women's Day, the loss of affordable housing in DC, Julian Assange Mumia Abu-Jam...
‘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
March 05, 2021 22:25 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBAs Republicans attempt to enact a raft of voter suppression laws across the U.S. will threats against election workers and officials become the norm too? We speak to reporter Sonam Vashi. And a new expose reveals how some of the largest and supposedly independent western news organizations, the BBC and Reuters, participated in a far-reaching propaganda effort, funded by the British government, aimed at weakening Russia. We speak to best-selling author Max Blumenthal about the real Russiagate....
‘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…
February 27, 2021 05:26 - 51 minutes - 35.2 MBIn 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 Kaepernick, Black athletes like Jack Johnson Joe Gans unleashed boxing as a weapon against White supremacy. We speak to historian Gerald Horne about his new book: The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering and the Political Economy of Boxing. Plus more headlines: Congress voting on $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package... Fight for $15 ...
‘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
February 19, 2021 22:29 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBAs 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 White mob violence of the Reconstruction Era. And what is happening in Texas? The same week that the U.S. lands a rover on Mars, residents throughout the second largest U.S. state don't have clean water and hundreds of thousands are still in the dark and in the cold. Plus more headlines: Post Trump impeachment... Justice for four Colorado a...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 19, 2020: White Mob Violence of the Reconstruction Era… The Ku Klux Klan Act Invoked Against Trump… Texas as Harbinger of a Failed State
February 19, 2021 22:29 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBAs 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 White mob violence of the Reconstruction Era. And what is happening in Texas? The same week that the U.S. lands a rover on Mars, residents throughout the second largest U.S. state don't have clean water and hundreds of thousands are still in the dark and in the cold. Plus more headlines: Post Trump impeachment... Justice for four Colorado a...
‘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
February 12, 2021 23:55 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBWhile Democrats present damning evidence against Trump in his second impeachment trial, will facts matter to a Republican party following its base to the far right? And in her bid to head Biden's Office and Management and Budget, the controversial neoliberal Neera Tanden faces Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders. Also, economist Richard Wolff on what is happening on the real streets not Wall Street. Plus headlines: New study that says Trump’s mishandling of COVID crisis cost lives... Mor...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 12, 2020: Trump Impeachment… Richard D. Wolff on the Real Street, Not Wall Street… Jacqueline Luqman on Neera Tanden… Plus Headlines
February 12, 2021 23:55 - 55 minutes - 37.8 MBWhile Democrats present damning evidence against Trump in his second impeachment trial, will facts matter to a Republican party following its base to the far right? And in her bid to head Biden's Office and Management and Budget, the controversial neoliberal Neera Tanden faces Senate Budget Chairman Bernie Sanders. Also, economist Richard Wolff on what is happening on the real streets not Wall Street. Plus headlines: New study that says Trump’s mishandling of COVID crisis cost lives... Mor...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2021: Dems Move Forward with COVID Relief, Trump Impeachment…Immigrants Press For Human Rights…Plus Headlines on Greene, Teachers, Iran and More…
February 06, 2021 18:38 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBIn the days leading to the second impeachment of Donald Trump, Washington is as divided as ever over what are the facts and how to move forward. And while some cheer the Biden administration's first steps to fix the broken U.S. immigration system, millions more refugees, asylum seekers and the undocumented languish in limbo. We hear voices rallying for justice for all immigrants at the #AllofUs action at the Washington Monument on January 27. We also speak to attorney Ofelia Calderon. Plus ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 5, 2020: Dems Move Forward with COVID Relief, Trump Impeachment…Immigrants Press For Human Rights…Plus Headlines on Greene, Teachers, Iran and More…
February 06, 2021 18:38 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBIn the days leading to the second impeachment of Donald Trump, Washington is as divided as ever over what are the facts and how to move forward. And while some cheer the Biden administration's first steps to fix the broken U.S. immigration system, millions more refugees, asylum seekers and the undocumented languish in limbo. We hear voices rallying for justice for all immigrants at the #AllofUs action at the Washington Monument on January 27. We also speak to attorney Ofelia Calderon. Plus ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 29, 2020: Will Dems Stand and Deliver or Fold?…Police Kill Another Black Man in Maryland…Dr. Margaret Flowers on Vaccine Madness…Plus Headlines
January 30, 2021 01:18 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThe coming weeks will determine whether the Biden Administration can get a handle on the raging pandemic and the economic collapse. Dr Margaret Flowers gives us the lowdown on coronavirus and vaccines. And two days after a right-wing mob attacked the U.S. Capitol, plainclothes police officers 30 miles away shot and killed a 24-year-old Black man after chasing him. The family, friends and community of Kwamena Ocran say they wont stop until they get answers"and justice. Plus headlines. The sho...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 29, 2021: Will Dems Stand and Deliver or Fold?…Police Kill Another Black Man in Maryland…Dr. Margaret Flowers on Vaccine Madness…Plus Headlines
January 30, 2021 01:18 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThe coming weeks will determine whether the Biden Administration can get a handle on the raging pandemic and the economic collapse. Dr Margaret Flowers gives us the lowdown on coronavirus and vaccines. And two days after a right-wing mob attacked the U.S. Capitol, plainclothes police officers 30 miles away shot and killed a 24-year-old Black man after chasing him. The family, friends and community of Kwamena Ocran say they wont stop until they get answers"and justice. Plus headlines. The sho...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 22, 2021: Richard D. Wolff and Gerald Horne on What Biden Must Do Now…A Peaceful Transfer of Power Guarded By 25,000 Troops…Plus Headlines on Biden’s Executive Orders, Essential Workers and More, Jon Jeter on Kyrie Irving
January 23, 2021 00:30 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBA peaceful transfer of power to the U.S. presidency is secured with 25,000 National Guard troops. And as the U.S. faces public health, economic and political crises, economist Richard Wolff and historian Gerald Horne discuss the economic and foreign policies of the new Biden administration. Journalist Jon Jeter talks basketball and racial justice. 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 o...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 22, 2020: Richard D. Wolff and Gerald Horne on What Biden Must Do Now…A Peaceful Transfer of Power Guarded By 25,000 Troops…Plus Headlines on Biden’s Executive Orders, Essential Workers and More, Jon Jeter on Kyrie Irving
January 23, 2021 00:30 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBA peaceful transfer of power to the U.S. presidency is secured with 25,000 National Guard troops. And as the U.S. faces public health, economic and political crises, economist Richard Wolff and historian Gerald Horne discuss the economic and foreign policies of the new Biden administration. Journalist Jon Jeter talks basketball and racial justice. 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 o...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 15, 2021: The F-Word: Brian Becker on Jan. 6 and the Emboldening of the Violent Far Right…Rev. William Lamar on People Power…Gerald Horne on Mike Pompeo. Plus Headlines
January 16, 2021 03:47 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBFor the first F-word on fascism for 2021, I speak to national coordinator of the anti-war ANSWER Coalition, veteran activist Brian Becker, who gives his take on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the emboldening of the violent far right. Rev. William Lamar, pastor of DC's Metropolitan AME Church, says that even though the Democrats won the White House the people must win human rights like healthcare and economic justice. Gerald Horne on Mike Pompeo and headlines. Headlines: 15,000...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 15, 2020: The F-Word: Brian Becker on Jan. 6 and the Emboldening of the Violent Far Right…Rev. William Lamar on People Power…Gerald Horne on Mike Pompeo. Plus Headlines
January 16, 2021 03:47 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MBFor the first F-word on fascism for 2021, I speak to national coordinator of the anti-war ANSWER Coalition, veteran activist Brian Becker, who gives his take on the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the emboldening of the violent far right. Rev. William Lamar, pastor of DC's Metropolitan AME Church, says that even though the Democrats won the White House the people must win human rights like healthcare and economic justice. Gerald Horne on Mike Pompeo and headlines. Headlines: 15,000...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 8, 2021: Violent Coup Attempt at U.S. Capitol… Protesters Outside In Their Own Words… Rallying for Julian Assange… Gerald Horne Weighs In…
January 09, 2021 05:49 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBA violent coup attempt rocks the U.S. Capitol, raising new questions about domestic terrorism and the police state...And as rioters turn their fury towards corporate media, there are important updates about the world's most important journalist, Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks. 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 of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR January 1, 2021: Unheard Voices on COVID Relief, ‘Forcing the Vote’ on Medicare For All, and the Neoliberal Legacy of Barack Obama
January 01, 2021 23:39 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBOn this show, unheard voices from 2020 on issues that will continue to resonate in 2021. First, on health care, which in the United States is not a human right, we hear independent podcaster Joy Marie Mann and Scott Desnoyers, a father living in New York State, speaking at the #Force the Vote Town Hall for Medicare for All. Second, the continuing neoliberal legacy of former president Barack Obama, and why Obama needs to continue to disparage his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. We hea...