On the Ground w Esther Iverem
525 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 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 JANUARY 17, 2020: Fire Drill Fridays Finale in DC…J.P. Morgan Chase Targeted as a Backer of Suicidal Expansion of Fossil Fuels…With Jane Fonda, Naomi Klein, Terra Houska and More…
January 17, 2020 11:00 - 39.8 MBON THE GROUND FOR JANUARY 17, 2020 For this hour, voices from the Fire Drill Fridays climate protest held January 10, 2020 outside the U.S. Capitol, organized and mced by actress Jane Fonda, This protest focused on the role of banks and other financial institutions in continuing to fund the extraction of oil, gas and coal that is making earth uninhabitable. With Jane Fonda, Rebecca Adamson, Eriel Tchekwie Deranger, Omekongo Dibinga, Tara Houska, Naomi Klein, Greenpeace USA's Annie Leonard, ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 10, 2020: U.S. Attack on Iran Sparks a New Anti-War Movement…Part 2 of Testimony On Exxon’s Decades of Lies About Climate Change
January 12, 2020 05:51 - 39.8 MBThe U.S. assassination of Iran's top general is ratcheting fears of war around the globe and re-awakening the anti-war movement in the United States. Voices from the No War on Iran protest in front of the White House on January 4, 2020, including Jane Fonda, Brian Becker and Sean Blackmon. And as apocalyptic images from Australia emerge of wildfires engulfing up to 25 million acres, we present part two of our coverage of congressional testimony from scientists on October 23, 2019 about oil g...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 3, 2020: First of Two Shows Featuring Testimony from Scientists About Exxon Knowing and Lying for Decades about Climate Change
January 05, 2020 15:02 - 33.2 MBThe first of two shows featuring extraordinary testimony from former Exxon scientists about the oil giant knowing and lying for decades about climate change. Experts say that an intense corporate disinformation campaign has led to decades of inaction and to today’s climate crisis. Voices include Former Exxon scientists Martin Hoffert and Ed Garvey, Naomi Oreskes, Susan Eubanks, Mustafa Santiago Ali, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Ph...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 27, 2019: The Year In Review…Human Needs Vs. the War Machine…Imperialism on the March…Resistance on the March…An Interview with Mother of Jamaal Byrd…Plus Headlines
December 27, 2019 17:54 - 33.2 MBOUR 2019 YEAR-END SPECIAL WITH ON THE GROUND CONTRIBUTORS Professor Gerald Horne, Chantal James and Lydia Curtis weighing in with their top stories, from the right to affordable housing in DC, to the movement for Black Lives to the imperialist posture of the United States on the world stage. And we have a special interview with Roxane Johnson, mother of Jamaal Byrd, who died in the custody of the DC Department of Corrections just seven hours after being arrested. She still needs answers from...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 20, 2019 – The F-Word: Gerald Horne on Today’s ‘Incipient Fascism’…Jane Fonda, Winona LaDuke and Sally Field at Fire Drill Fridays…Plus Headlines..
December 20, 2019 18:52 - 33.2 MB'ON THE GROUND' FOR DECEMBER 20, 2019 Whether it is the brutal repression of Muslims in India or the doublespeak of American creation mythology, Gerald Horne breaks down the elements of today's incipient fascism for our final F-Word segment for 2019. And scores of people have joined actress Jane Fonda in being arrested every Friday at the US Capitol to demand action on the climate crisis. We present voices at 'Fire Drill Fridays' speaking about a just transition to green energy with good jo...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 13 , 2019: CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou on FBI Spying and the FISA Court…Bogus Charges Dropped Against Journalist..Labour Party Trounced in UK and More……
December 17, 2019 20:53 - 29.3 MBON THE GROUND FOR DECEMBER 13, 2019 The Donald Trump impeachment hearings overshadow a new report detailing lying, cheating and cover-ups by the FBI. We speak to CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou about the IG Report on the origins of Russiagate and about the FISA Court. And as the protectors of the Venezuela embassy head to court, false charges are dropped against journalist Max Blumenthal in a case related to that illegal siege this year in Northwest DC. Also, DC residents press their case to...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 6, 2019: Jon Jeter on Broken Democracy and the Broken News Media…Ajamu Baraka on NATO…An Anniversary and Evolution for the Environmental Justice Movement…And More
December 10, 2019 20:39 - 19.9 MB'ON THE GROUND' FOR DECEMBER 6, 2019 From the Trump impeachment hearings to NATO's 70th anniversary, we speak to journalist Jon Jeter and activist Ajamu Baraka about the priorities and actions of elites that are destroying lives around the globe. And as the UN World Climate change conference is underway in Madrid, we hear from veterans who launched the environmental justice movement in the United States. With Jon Jeter, Ajamu Baraka, Roxane Byrd mother of Jamaal Byrd, April Goggans, Peggy ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2019: The Current State of U.S. Propaganda – With Max Blumenthal, Margaret Kimberley, Aaron Mate and Lee Camp
December 02, 2019 19:01 - 33.2 MBON THE GROUND FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2019 For this hour, DC-based journalist Max Blumenthal and journalist and comedian Lee Camp joins fellow writerS Margaret Kimberley and Aaron Mate on a panel titled: 'Propaganda: How Propaganda Manufactures Consent', sponsored by the Big Apple Coffee Party at the Community Church of NYC on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. SUPPORT 'ON THE GROUND' ON GIVING TUESDAY! REAL JOURNALISM AND TRUTH ARE UNDER ATTACK. HELP US FIGHT BACK! MAKE YOUR TAX-DEDUCTIBLE PATREON OR P...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2019: Eyewitness Report from Bolivia Coup by Medea Benjamin of Code Pink…Journalist Ben Norton on Elizabeth Warren’s fake left credentials…Headlines on Dem Debate, Extinction Rebellion, Stephen Miller, Public Housing and More…
November 22, 2019 17:48 - 33.2 MBON THE GROUND FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2019 As the U.S.-backed military coup in Bolivia continues to kill and attack peaceful protesters, a rare eyewitness report from a massive rally in La Paz by Medea Benjamin of Code Pink. And what is it about foreign policy that separates the real left from the fake left? Journalist Ben Norton on Elizabeth Warren's true colors. Plus headlines If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates,...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2019: Undocumented and Unafraid at the Supreme Court…Americans Receive Debt-Free Medical School Education in Cuba…Headlines on Impeachment, Bolivia Coup, BRICS Nations and More…
November 15, 2019 17:49 - 33.2 MBWhile impeachment hearings about one man dominate the news, thousands rally at the Supreme Court for an immigration case that could impact millions. And all around the world, from the Congo to Chile, from Iraq to Honduras, it is young people who are taking to the streets to fight for a future. In that spirit, we present our second feature from our recent trip to Cuba: An interview with two Americans training in Cuba to be doctors. Plus Headlines: Thousands rallied outside the court in an act...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2019: Coverage from the Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting, for Democracy and Against Neoliberalism in Cuba, Part 1
November 08, 2019 23:41 - 33.2 MBPart one of our coverage from a gathering of 1500 people from around the globe who met in Havana, Cuba for the Anti-Imperialist Solidarity Meeting, for Democracy and Against Neoliberalism. The conference occurred as millions around the world, from Iraq to Haiti, from Chile to Honduras, protest in the streets against vast wealth inequality, poverty, environmental collapse and all the social ills brought about by the exploitation of people and natural resources for profit. Headlines: For the ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2019: Protesting the Bitter Fruits of Neoliberalism..Hundreds Gather in Cuba for Anti-Imperialist Conference…Remembering the Best of Jon Conyers and More…
November 03, 2019 21:29 - 33.2 MBMillions Protest Bitter Fruits of Neoliberalism..Hundreds Gather in Cuba for Anti-Imperialist Conference...Remembering the Best of Jon Conyers and More Headlines: NOTE: THIS SHOW DID NOT AIR ON THE DC STATION SO CHECK IT OUT HERE. After weeks of mass protests throughout Iraq, a number of rockets struck near the US embassy in Bagdad’s Green Zone. Hundreds of people are gathering through Sunday, November 3 in Havana, Cuba for the Anti-imperialist Meeting of Solidarity, for Democracy and aga...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 25, 2019: “Systemic” Political Surveillance by FBI…Former Exxon Scientists Tell Congress That Oil Giant Predicted Catastrophic Climate Change…Headlines on Impeachment Drama, Syria, Toxic Baby Food and More…
October 25, 2019 22:34 - 33.2 MBA new report on FBI surveillance details how nearly every major social movement of the past decade -- including Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter-- has been targeted by the FBI. And while this week's Washington drama included Republicans bumrushing Trump's impeachment hearing, far more dramatic testimony was heard about fossil fuel giants like Exxon knowing and lying for decades about climate change. Headlines: on Syria; Impeachment; Baby Foods Test Positive for Heavy Metals; Catho...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 18, 2019: Raging Against Corporate Media…Gerald Horne Breaks Down Syria…Headlines on Cummings, Biden’s Latest Lie, Bernie’s Endorsements and More…
October 21, 2019 02:21 - 32.2 MBAt the Rage Against the War Machine March, peace activists stop at The Washington Post to speak out against corporate medias complicity in warmongering. The march and die-in provides the perfect opportunity to remember the real costs of war. Headlines: Biden's Syria Lie; Sanders Makes Comeback; Update on Chicago Teachers and UAW Strikes; Elijah Cummings; DC Continues Plan to Destroy McMillan Park; Oct. 19 Activism in DC: March for Migrants, National Network on Cuba and Celeb...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 11, 2019: Rage Against the War Machine…Methane Danger in the Arctic…Competing Impeachment Narratives and More Headlines
October 15, 2019 15:44 - 32.7 MBFrom housing displacement, to police abuse, to raging against the war machine, people are raising their voices and fists against the forces of exploitation. And scientists make a shocking discovery in the Arctic ocean. Where before the ocean floor was solid ice, it is now giving way to methane boiling up from the deep. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 4, 2019: Khashoggi Murder One Year Later…70 Years of the People’s Republic of China…Headlines on Guaido Gang Looting Venezuela, Prison Abolition and More…
October 04, 2019 16:51 - 33.2 MBON THE GROUND FOR OCTOBER 4, 2019 On this show, calls for justice for Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered one year ago in Saudi Arabia's embassy in Turkey. And this week also marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Peoples Republic of China. What is the impact of China's revolution today? We speak to Brian Becker of the ANSWER Coalition. Headlines on Guaido faction looting Venezuela and more… Links: Anya Parampil on the looting of Citgo by Guaido gang. I...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2019: The Other U.S.-Ukraine Story…Families Impacted by ‘Muslim Ban’ Testify in Congress…Headlines on Trump at UN and More…
September 27, 2019 18:04 - 33.2 MBON THE GROUND FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 While the media swarm focuses on Trump's telephone conversation with Ukraine's president, why is it ignoring a bigger Ukraine story involving U.S. military support for neo-Nazis? We speak to journalist Ben Norton. And those impacted by Trump's Muslim ban finally get their day in Congress to speak out! Headlines on Trump at the U.N., impeachment inquiry and more... Links: Ben Norton's story at the Grayzone If you enjoy our grassroots news show, whic...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2019: The Youth Climate Movement Takes D.C. By Storm…All Out for the Global Climate Strike and Shutdown DC
September 20, 2019 16:33 - 33.2 MBFor young people on the front lines of climate change, the crisis is not a future reality, but, rather, a clear and present danger that fills them with anxiety, depression and uncertainty about what is permanent. DC activists march and rally in the Global Climate Strike demanding that U.S. lawmakers treat the climate crisis like the emergency that it is. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2019: Family Members of Those Killed on Boeing 737 Max Speak Out in DC…John Bolton is FIRED…Headlines on No Asylum for Bahamians, Voter Suppression and More…
September 13, 2019 19:02 - 33.2 MBFamily Members of Those Killed on Boeing 737 Max Speak Out in DC…John Bolton is OUT…Headlines on No Asylum for Bahamians, Voter Suppression, Trump Appoints Lifetime Arch Conservative Judges and More… If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. We are so grateful for this small but growing amount of monthl...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2019: Poetry for Puerto Rico…Writers Gather to Raise Funds on Anniversary of Hurricane Maria. (Rebroadcast)
September 05, 2019 21:01 - 33.2 MBOn this show, writers speak out at the Poets for Puerto Rico fundraiser held at the American Poetry Museum in Northeast DC on September 22nd 2018, one year after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, killing 3,000 TO 8,000 people as the island languished in neglect from the U.S. federal government. With Tony Medina, Seve Torres, Ana Portnoy Brimmer, Evelyn Mejil, C. Thomas, Anthony Morales, Noel Quiñones, Nicole Capó Martinez, Sami Miranda If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we pr...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 30, 2019: Rallying for the Amazon Rainforest and Against a Child Migrant ‘Detention Facility’ in DC
August 30, 2019 12:49 - 33.2 MBON THE GROUND FOR AUGUST 30, 2019 With a combination of anger and mourning at the intentional burning of the Amazon Rainforest, activists from Extinction Rebellion and other groups rally outside the Brazilian Embassy, demanding an end to the destruction. And hundreds rallied in Northwest DC to protest the leasing of a building to serve as a detention center for immigrant children. Plus headlines. Headlines: Community activists go to court to prevent the District of Columbia from demolishing...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 23, 2019: Walter Hixson on the Israel Lobby, Israel and the Violence of Settler Colonial States–(Rebroadcast with Updates)
August 23, 2019 16:09 - 32.8 MBON THE GROUND AUGUST 23, 2019 Israel’s banning of two Congresswomen, two Muslim women of color, because of their support for the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions movement, was just the latest in an ongoing series of political firestorms involving the relationship between Israel and the United States, and the power that Israel and the Israeli lobby exert on U.S. laws, including free speech. Earlier this year, hundreds of activists and scholars meeting at the National Press Club boldly confronte...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 16, 2019: Marking the August Date of African Presence in Jamestown 1619…Anniversaries of Ferguson and Bombings in Yemen…Headlines on Climate, Israel’s Banning of Tlaib and Omar…And More
August 19, 2019 00:19 - 33.1 MBLate August 2019 is the actual time period marking the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in the English colony of Jamestown in 1619. So we have a rebroadcast of our interview with historian Gerald Horne about this international commemoration and opportunity to reexamine the world-altering impact of the enslavement of African people. And August has many anniversaries. From Mike Brown being shot to death by police in Ferguson five years ago, to the many historical markers of what is ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 9, 2019: The Fightback: From DC, to Mississippi, to Venezuela, to Mozambique…Headlines on the U.S. and Guns and More…
August 12, 2019 17:33 - 33.2 MBON THE GROUND AUGUST 9, 2019 From DC, to Mississippi, to Venezuela, to Mozambique, people all over the globe are fighting back against white supremacy and U.S. imperialist violence. And with accused mass murderers echoing the racist rhetoric of Donald J. Trump, a reprise of our conversation with author Henry Giroux, about the rise of neoliberal fascism in the United States and how fascism starts with language. Headlines on White House protests against Trump's racist rhetoric and against ne...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 2, 2019: Rebroadcast with Updates: Reporting from Cuba…Cubans March and Speak Out for their Revolution and Against Heightened U.S. Sanctions and Blockade. Plus Headlines
August 02, 2019 16:09 - 32.3 MBON THE GROUND AUGUST 2, 2019 On the Ground was in Cuba in April and May 2019 as part of the 14th Annual May Day International Brigade of Voluntary Work and Solidarity with Cuba, during which we traveled to throughout Western and Central Cuba, hearing from Cubans about their lives and views about what is happening internationally. As is happening in Venezuela, the stepped up imperialist attack in Cuba is uniting the population of 11 million, which had just overwhelmingly voted to ratify its n...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 26, 2019–The F-Word: Henry Giroux on Neoliberal Fascism…Gerald Horne on the U.S. Russia-China Obsession…Headlines on Mueller and More…
July 26, 2019 18:10 - 33.2 MBON THE GROUND JULY 26, 2019 On this month's F-Word segment on fascism, author and cultural critic Henry A. Giroux, says that fascism starts with words. His new book is The Terror of the Unforeseen, in which he describes the rise of neoliberal fascism in the United States. Gerald Horne on the latest U.S obsession with Russia… Headlines on Mueller, Tulsi Gabbard and more.. Mueller Testimony is a BustHead of Customs and Border Patrol Grilled by Congress on Abuse of Migrants and on Conduct of...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 19, 2019: Freshmen Progressive Congresswomen Speak Out…Historic Meeting in Africa…Headlines on House Passage of $15 Min. Wage and More..
July 19, 2019 19:03 - 33.2 MBAfter announced immigrant raids all but fizzled, this week, the Trump administration turned to attack four progressive members of Congress, all women of color, who fought back. And as the politics of distraction heats up before the 2020 election, progressive activism keeps the focus on policy and human needs. Plus headlines: Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced a resolution Wednesday affirming the use of boycotts as a tactic that is a constitutionally-protected form of free speech.The House of Re...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 12, 2019: Asylum Seeker Tells Story of Her Daughter’s Death After Stay at U.S. Border Facility…Trump Plans ‘Raids’ on Immigrant Families…Headlines on New Africa Trade Bloc and More…
July 12, 2019 16:50 - 33.2 MBDays before the Trump administration is set to begin raids on immigrant families around the country, Yazmin Juarez, who came to the U.S. seeking asylum, offers heart-wrenching testimony to Congress about the death of her daughter just after she was released from a U.S. border detention facility. And as British commandos still hold a seized oil tanker belonging to Iran, Gerald Horne weighs the implications of U.S.-backed provocations around the globe. Also, an interview with immigration attorn...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 5, 2019: ‘Trump Baby’ Blimp Counters Trump Tanks on July 4…Marking Ten Years Since U.S.Backed Honduras Coup…Headlines on #All Out in DC on July 6 Against White Supremacist Rally and More…
July 05, 2019 17:41 - 33.2 MB'ON THE GROUND' FOR JULY 5, 2019 As Donald Trump spends millions to promote U.S. militarism on Independence Day, anti-war activists gather on the national mall to denounce tanks and war planes used as political props. And as outrage grows over increased abuse of asylum seekers by the U.S. federal government, human rights defenders mark the tenth anniversary of the U.S.-backed coup in Honduras, which they say has given rise to a narco dictatorship, that is forcing Hondurans to flee north t...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 28, 2019: Journalist and Author Jon Jeter on Corporate Media and the Framing of News…DC Mayor and Police Ordered by Court to Record Stop-and-Frisk Data…Headlines on Border Crisis, Supreme Court Decisions, G20 and More…
June 29, 2019 05:10 - 33.2 MBFrom U.S. warmongering, to the imprisonment of Julian Assange, to the stories that movies tell us. We have an in-depth conversation about corporate media and national and international news with journalist Jon Jeter. And after three years of delay by Mayor Bowser and DC police, a Superior Court judge orders Washington, DC to begin collecting information about the race of those they stop and frisk. Plus Headlines:-Progressives in the House of Representatives were outraged this week after Hou...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 21, 2019: Congress Takes Up Issue of Reparations for African Americans…The Organization Refuse Fascism Details Dangers of the Trump-Pence Regime…Headlines on Iran, Police Cooperation with ICE and Much More…
June 21, 2019 17:31 - 33.6 MB'On the Ground' for June 21, 2019 At a Congressional hearing this week, witnesses offered expert testimony about the need for reparations for the descendants of enslaved Africans living in the United States. And on this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, an activist says that Americans need to wake up and confront the reality of what this country is becoming. Plus headlines:--The New York Times reported that Donald Trump approved a missile strike on Iran on Thursday but abruptly hal...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 14, 2019: The Rev. William Barber and Faith Leaders Hand ‘Moral Indictment’ to Trump…A ‘Persian Gulf of Tonkin?’…Headlines on Bernie Sanders and Democratic Socialism and More
June 14, 2019 14:39 - 33 MB'On the Ground' Show for June 14, 2019 Rallying in front of the White House this week, faith leaders from around the country handed down what they called a moral indictment against the Trump administration, for a range of wrongs, from denying health care to millions, to ripping migrant children from their parents. And in what some analysts are calling a suspicious provocation for war, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blames Iran for attacking two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Plus other he...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 7, 2019: Thom Hartmann on the U.S. and Guns…Lawmakers Question the FBI about White Supremacists…And Are Relations with China Turning Dangerous?
June 07, 2019 23:36 - 33.2 MB'ON THE GROUND' FOR JUNE 7, 2019 PART TWO OF THOM HARTMAN ON THE U.S. AND GUNS At the second in a series of congressional hearings on white supremacist violence in the United States, lawmakers questioned this week the priorities and placement of resources by the FBI and other federal agencies. And as the United States faces the horror of the latest mass shooting in Virginia Beach, a new book traces Americas deadly relationship to guns to this country's founding on genocide and slavery. We s...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 31, 2019: African Liberation Day 2019…Activists Denounce U.S. Sanctions on Zimbabwe…Saving a Public Hospital in the Nation’s Capital…Plus Headlines
May 31, 2019 22:00 - 18 MB'ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR MAY 31, 2019 Marchers rallied at the White House on May 25th for African Liberation Day and called on the Trump administration to end crippling sanctions against the Southern African country of Zimbabwe. And in DC, advocates for quality health care vow to continue the fight for DC's only full service hospital east of the Anacostia River. Plus headlines on: -the Medicare for All Emergency Ambulance Tour. -a Maryland man set himself on fire in a busy tourist area nea...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 24, 2019: Six Children Die During (or Just After) U.S. Border Custody…The White Nationalism of Walt Whitman…Headlines on Assange, Venezuela Embassy, Climate Strike and More…
May 24, 2019 16:00 - 31.7 MBWith the deaths of six migrant children in U.S. custody--and hundreds more children still separated from their parents--when will cruel immigration policies bear any responsibility for cruel outcomes? And as DC and cities around the United States launch celebrations of the poet of democracy, Walt Whitman, we speak to one historian about new bodies of scholarship on Whitman's real legacy on human rights. Voices: Gerald Horne, Lavelle Porter, Ofelia Calderon Photo: Family photo of Car...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 17, 2019: The U.S. Breaks Into Venezuela Embassy and Arrests Activists…Part 2 Interview with Gerald Horne on ‘White Supremacy Confronted’…Plus Headlines: Fourth Migrant Child Dies in Feds Custody, Green New Deal Tour and More…
May 17, 2019 15:55 - 32.4 MBThe U.S. breaks Into Venezuela embassy and arrests activists...Part 2 Interview with Gerald Horne on New S. Africa Book, 'White Supremacy Confronted'...Plus Headlines: Fourth Migrant Child Dies in Feds Custody, Green New Deal Tour and More... If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Support-Donate tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month, to give a one-time ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 10, 2019: GERALD HORNE’S NEW BOOK ON SOUTH AFRICA, ‘WHITE SUPREMACY CONFRONTED’. PLUS, HEADLINES ON THE OCCUPATION OF THE VENEZUELAN EMBASSY BY INVITED PEACE ACTIVISTS, AND MORE…
May 12, 2019 17:14 - 32.1 MBAs South African voters went to the polls this week, marking 25 years since the end of the racist apartheid system, we spend the hour with the author and activist Professor Gerald Horne and his new book, White Supremacy Confronted: U.S. Imperialism and Anti-Communism vs. the Liberation of Southern Africa, from Rhodes to Mandela. Plus headlines on the occupation of the Venezuela embassy by peace activists and more… PHOTO CREDIT: Antonio Marín Segovia If you enjoy our grassroots news show, w...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 3, 2019–A MILLION CUBANS MARCH ON MAY DAY, IN SUPPORT OF WORKERS AND AGAINST EXPANDED U.S. BLOCKADE AND SANCTIONS. PLUS MORE REPORTS FROM CUBA
May 07, 2019 22:45 - 31.3 MBFor this show, we are in Havana, Cuba, where millions of Cubans celebrated May Day in support of workers and against the expanded United States economic blockade and sanctions. The May 1 celebration occurred as representatives meeting here from around the world stood in solidarity with the government of Venezuela as it defeated an attempted coup and they denounced the U.S. for military, economic and other actions to destabilize sovereign countries around the globe. Also, more reports fro...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 26, 2019–Israel Beyond Apartheid: Keynote Address by Author and Activist Susan Abulhawa
April 26, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutes - 33.2 MBFor this hour the keynote address 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. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Patreon tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. The show is m...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 26, 2019–Israel Beyond Apartheid: Keynote Address by Author and Activist Susan Albulhawa
April 26, 2019 11:00 - 33.2 MBFor this hour the keynote address 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. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Patreon tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. The show is m...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 19, 2019–The F-Word: Francis Boyle on the U.S. Destroying International Law…Peace Activists Occupy Venezuela Embassy… Headlines on Bernie Sanders on Fox, Andrew Yang, DC Hospital Crisis and More…
April 19, 2019 21:27 - 26.3 MBFor this month's episode of "The F-Word" on fascism, Professor Francis Boyle breaks down how the US is destroying International Law. And in continued solidarity with Venezuelas people and Bolivarian Revolution, peace activists are occupying the Venezuelan embassy at the invitation of the Venezuelan government. We hear what one Puerto Rican activist has to say about the U.S. attempted coup. Headlines: Gerald Horne on the Mueller Report, Cuba and Sudan; Bernie Sanders on Fox, Andrew Yang at t...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 12, 2019: Voices on Hate Crimes and Rising White Nationalism… Protesters Support Julian Assange…Headlines on Barr, Beating a Go-Go Music Ban and More…
April 12, 2019 16:49 - 33.2 MBThis week's important Congressional hearing on Hate Crimes and White Nationalism was marred by bitter partisan politics, but the four-hour meeting produced rare testimony about the dangerous rise in intimidation and violence from those espousing hate. And in the aftermath of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange being expelled from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, will the freedom of speech of journalists become the latest political football in DC? Plus headlines If you enjoy our grassroots new...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 5, 2019: NATO Denounced for Wars and MLK Honored as Visionary on April 4…National Focus on Gentrification and Housing Crisis…And More
April 05, 2019 15:30 - 33.2 MBPeace activists meet in DC and denounce the NATO military alliance celebrating its anniversary on day the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Organizers said that Kings triple evils of capitalism, militarism and racism have been joined by an environmental crisis that threatens all of humanity. Voices: Jaribu Hill – Mississippi Workers Center for Hu...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 29, 2019: The Role of the Israel Lobby in the Palestine Conflict… Protesting NATO’S 70th Anniversary…Fallout from the Mueller Report
March 31, 2019 19:35 - 33.2 MBHundreds of activists and scholars meeting at the National Press Club say that more people around the globe are demanding justice for Palestine. We hear a key address by Professor Walter L. Hixson, author of the forthcoming book, Israel's Armor: The Role of the Israel Lobby in the History of the Palestine Conflict. Headlines: -Gerald Horne on the Mueller Report and NATO's 70th anniversary. -Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Impassioned Defense of the Green New Deal. -Senate Poised to Confirm Anoth...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 22, 2019: Cynthia McKinney on How the U.S. Creates Sh*thole Countries…Voices from UN Conference on Women…Headlines on Venezuela, Bolsonaro Visit, Liberians Face Deportation Deadline…And More…
March 22, 2019 16:35 - 26.4 MBCynthia McKinney on How the U.S. Creates Sh*thole Countries...Voices from UN Conference on Women...Headlines on Venezuela, Bolsonaro Visit, Liberians Face Deportation Deadline...And More... VOICES: Cynthia McKinney, Gerald Horne, Desiree Harp, Ruihana Paenga, Fata Acquoi, Michele Roberts, Chantal James, Esther Iverem-host. Bonus Audio: Part two with Cynthia McKinney on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/25553475 If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on ...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 15, 2019: Honoring Slain Brazilian Leader Marielle Franco…The F-Word: A Brazilian Socialist on Brazil Fascists…Headlines on Youth Climate Strike, Yemen Vote, Venezuela and More…
March 15, 2019 16:19 - 33.2 MBOn the one-year anniversary of the assassination of Brazilian politician and human rights champion Marielle Franco, activists gather in front of the White House to honor her legacy. And for this month’s episode of the F-Word on fascism, one Brazilian gives her take on the rise of Jair Bolsonaro and neofascism in her country. Plus headlines: Youth Climate Strike, Trump Update, Yemen Vote, Venezuela and More… If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast a...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 8, 2019: International Women’s Day 2019: Ilhan Omar Speaks Out…Women in the Bolivarian Revolution…Feminism for the 99 Percent…Headlines
March 08, 2019 18:59 - 33.2 MBOn International Women's Day, March 8th 2019, the lives of Venezuelan women bear witness to the struggle for human rights and against imperialism and war. And what is feminism? At an upcoming gathering, women will organize under the banner 'Feminism for the 99 percent.' Audio of Rep. Omar Tlaib and Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaking at Progressive Town Hall in DC on February 27. Headlines: I stand with Ilhan campaign scores victory. An assortment of rallies and cultural presentations are marking...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 1, 2019: Five Ways that Cohen’s Testimony Debunks ‘Russiagate’…Voices from the Baltimore No War, No Sanctions, No Coup Rally on Feb. 23…Headlines on Intro of Medicare for All and More…
March 04, 2019 19:37 - 53 MBWill testimony by Trump's former fixer, Michael Cohen, drive a stake into the heart of Russiagate? Nation writer Aaron Mate says don't bet on it. And at protests across the U.S. and world, thousands gather to say no war, no sanctions no coup in Venezuela." Plus Headlines on Jayapal's Medicare for All bill in the House of Representatives. And More... HEADLINES: Michael Cohens testimony debunks Russiagate-Medicare For All Act of 2019 is Introduced by Representative Pramila Jayapal.-Climate ac...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 22, 2019: Venezuela’s Struggle Against U.S. Imperialism and Propaganda…Headlines on Bernie Sanders…Saudi Arabia…Nukes…And More
February 22, 2019 18:56 - 46.5 MBPolitical lines are being drawn about national sovereignty, democracy and U.S. interventionist wars around the globe. This time, Venezuela is at the epicenter of the international struggle against U.S. imperialism and propaganda. Headlines: Venezuela...Rallying Against the Border Wall and Declaration of 'National Emergency'...Bernie Sanders…Saudi Arabia…Nukes…And More Voices: Steve Ellner, Gerald Horne, Bernie Sanders If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on...
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 15, 2019: Gerald Horne on Commemoration of 1619 and Legacy of African Enslavement…Headlines: Ilhan Omar Grills Abrams on War Crimes … Trump’s Wall and ‘Emergency,’ Immigration and More
February 15, 2019 21:36 - 46.6 MBGerald Horne on Commemoration of 1619 and Legacy of African Enslavement...Headlines on Trump's Wall and "National Emergency," Ilhan Omar Grills Abrams on War Crimes, Immigration, Social Security and More. If you enjoy our grassroots news show, which we provide free online, on podcast and on Pacifica stations and affiliates, please click here or click on the Patreon tab on this website to subscribe for as little as $3 a month. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our reso...