On the Ground w Esther Iverem

For 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 cli...

For 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. attem...

This 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 j...

Peace 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 Human Rights Omali Yeshitela – Chairman of...

Hundreds 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 annivers...

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…  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: ht...

On 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...

On 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. Headlin...

Will 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 C...

Political 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: S...

Gerald 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...

As the Trump administration pursues a coup in Venezuela and futile plans for a border wall, it defies a court order to reunite hundreds if not thousands of migrant children illegally seized from their parents.  And activists in Maryland are arrested as part of a two-year campaign to create a memorial for an African Burial Ground desecrated and paved over by developers. CORRECTION: Broadcast versio...

As the Trump Administration continues an attempted coup in Venezuela, we interview journalist Dan Cohen about his new article: The Making of Juan Guaido: How the US Regime Change Laboratory Created Venezuela’s Coup Leader. Also, Extinction Rebellion, the civil disobedience movement that sprang up in Europe to fight climate change, lifts off in the U.S. Headlines: –This week, the Trump...

On today’s show, the ongoing coup attempt in Venezuela by the Trump administration underscores the rift between anti-imperialists and those championing American Exceptionalism. And crowds in DC and all over the world rally in support of Press TV journalist Marzieh Hashemi, who was released this week by US officials after being detained and imprisoned for 11 days with no charges. Headlines on...

The first speech on the floor of Congress by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York breaks records for C-Span on Twitter. We hear these remarks from AOC and what more freshman members of Congress say about the government shutdown. And a new book by Michael R. Fischbach, Black Power and Palestine: Transnational Countries of Color , digs into the roots of African American-Palestinian solidarity....

On Thursday,  January 10, hundreds of U.S. federal employees,  joined  by labor union leaders and some members of Congress, rallied near the  White House before marching to the White House, stating that Donald Trump is using them as pawns in an effort to force House Democrats to spend $5.7 billion for a discredited wall or fence on the Mexican border.   If you enjoy o...

This show is the first of three devoted to unheard voices of 2018. Today, poets and writers speaking out at a powerful Poets for Puerto Rico program held at the American Poetry Museum in Northeast DC on September 22nd 2018, one year after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, killing at least 3,000 people as the island languished in neglect from the U.S. federal government. The DC program was on...

2018 in Review With Historian Gerald Horne…The New Cold War With China…The New Climate Militancy…Aretha…And MUCH More 

Debunking “Russian Influence” on African American Voters…What Does the Mike Flynn Case Prove?…Headlines on Landmark Clean Energy DC Act, Justice for Jakelin, Maryland Governor’s ‘Private’ Roads Program and More. Interviews with Gerald Horne and Gareth Porter.  Maha Hilal and Darakshan Raja speaking at a Justice for Jakelin rally outside Offices of U.S. Cus...

Our monthly segment The F-word: The editors of Luqman Nation join us to talk about open racists and fascists running for elected office in the U.S. and examine how the Tea Party took over of the Republican Party. Also, Lydia Curtis reports from the memorial service for Arthur Mitchell, founder of the Dance Theater of Harlem. Headlines:  -The Senate voted Thursday 51 to 46 to end U.S. military supp...

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/OTG-DEC7-2018SMALL.mp3 The Facts and Fiction of George H.W. Bush…The Segregationist Roots of the ‘School Choice’ Movement…Plus Headlines on the Green New Deal and More. Headlines : -More than 30 members of the faculty at Temple University, where Marc Lamont Hill teaches, have signed an open letter voicing support for hi...

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OTG-NOV30-2018-SMALL.mp3 Marc Lamont Hill’s Palestine Solidarity Speech at the UN Earns Him a Pink Slip from CNN (Full Speech) …EJ Activist Heads to Climate Conference in Poland…Plus Gerald Horne on the Dog Days of ‘Russiagate’ and More Headlines: Headlines: After 15 years of the so-called War on Terror, the Senat...

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OTG-NOV23-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 Chris Hedges on His New Book: America, The Farewell Tour…A Black Lives Matter Victory in DC…Hate Crimes Rise in Capital Region… Plus Headlines: –U.S. White supremacists train with neo-Nazis in Ukraine. –A prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia accidentally revealed recently th...

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OTG-NOV.16-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 One hundred years after the end of World War One, veterans gather to reclaim the true meaning of Armistice Day. And for this month’s episode of the F-Word on fascism, human rights activist Ajamu Baraka joins us to talk about the military-industrial complex. Plus headlines: -In climate news, dozens of young...

https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/OTG-NOV9-2018-DIST-SMALL.mp3 After the Midterm elections, Michele Roberts speaks to environmental justice activists about what the election means for critical issues in their communities. Journalist Jon Jeter also weighs in on the elections: Did vote results in Florida and Georgia raise questions about the Me Too Movement? Pete Tucker reveals...