On the Ground w Esther Iverem

“On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital” covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues.

Episodes

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 14, 2025: U.S Veterans Denounce “Forever Wars” Abroad and Trump’s War at Home… Headlines with Gerald Horne on Epstein, Al-Qaeda at the White House, and More…

November 14, 2025 • 58 mins

On Veteran's Day, U.S. military veterans rally in D.C. against policies that continue to slaughter innocent people abroad, and put soldiers and weapons of war onto American streets.The live-streamed genocide in Gaza has awakened not only civilian populations globally to the depravity of U.S.-backed war crimes, it is spurring a new generation of active military and veterans to oppose endless wars and to remember the oath they took t...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 7, 2025: Gerald Horne on the Democratic Socialist Win and Trump’s Threat Against Nigeria… MD Black Community Continues Fight Against AI Data Center… Comedy by Josh Johnson and Headlines on SNAP and More…

November 7, 2025 • 55 mins

From the win by a Democratic Socialist in New York City, to Trump's threats against Nigeria, Gerald Horne weighs in on the news. And a majority-Black suburb of Washington, DC continues the fight against a massive, polluting AI data center. Plus headlines on SNAP, Gaza, the "Refuse Fascism" protest, the Black March on the White House, pending strike at Starbucks, and the DC premiere of "Earth's Greatest Enemy" documentary, by journa...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 31, 2025: Chris Smalls and Jill Stein Urge Labor Movement to Shut Down Weapons and Goods to Israel… DC Residents Protest ICE and Federal Police in Neighborhoods… Plus Headlines, Federal Workers Line Up for Food Aid, and More…

October 31, 2025

The call for a general strike was the most concrete demand coming from the massive no kings day protests. And labor and pro-Palestine advocates are picking up the baton, demanding that unions in the U.S. shut it down and end US weapons and shipments to the apartheid state of Israel. And, after a border patrol agent shoots at man in DC during a routine traffic stop, a coalition of African American and Latinx activists demand that at...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 24, 2025: Jon Jeter on the War on Truth… Chicago Mayor Calls for a National Strike… Plus Headlines and Bernie at No Kings

October 24, 2025 • 58 mins

From Gaza to Venezuela, to attacks on immigrants here at home, elites use Corporate media to keep Americans blind to the facts, to make us "good Germans." We speak to journalist Jon Jeter for this month's episode of 'On the Media.' And though millions in the U.S. attended the October 18 "No Kings" protests against the Trump agenda, Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago, made the most concrete demand, for a general strike. The show...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 17, 2025 The F-Word on Fascism: Turbulent Times in the U.S… A Defense of the Voting Rights Act at the Supreme Court… Plus Headlines on No Kings Day, Israel Breaks Ceasefire and Tortures Prisoners, And More…

October 17, 2025 • 52 mins

The United States is in a politically turbulent time, one that calls for residents to stand up against injustice. We speak to historian Gerald Horne for this month's episode of The F-Word on fascism. And do voting rights for Black people discriminate against whites? We hear from attorneys who just argued a landmark voting rights case before the Supreme Court. Plus headlines on No Kings Day, Israel violates ceasefire and tortures pr...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 10, 2025: The Capital of Slavery: Washington, DC: 1800-1865… Interview with Gerald Horne about His New Book on the Roots of the U.S. Capital… Plus Headlines on Gaza Ceasefire, Judge Blocks National Guard from Chicago…. And More.

October 10, 2025 • 58 mins

The enslaved and free African populations of what is now the Washington, DC area were pivotal in ending the scourge of slavery in the 19th century. And historian Gerald Horne argues that today's African descendent population will be pivotal in fighting fascism in the 21st century. We spend the hour speaking to Professor Horne about his new book, The Capital of Slavery: Washington DC 1800 to 1865. There will be a DMV launch for T...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 3, 2025: A Gaza Peace Plan Without Peace… Trump Attacks U.S. Citizens with Military… Cities Organize to Fight Back.. Plus Headlines

October 3, 2025 • 58 mins

This week, the Trump administration presented a Gaza peace plan that was neither about peace nor a plan. It claimed that U.S. cities should be used for military training. Then chose to standby its wealth transfer to the rich and shut down the government. We speak to historian Gerald Horne. Five cities threatened by Trump ban together for the fightback. And a celebration of life is held for community organizer and labor activist ...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 26, 2025: Jon Jeter On the Far Right Gobbling Up U.S. Media….Colombia’s Petro Offers Final U.N. Tour De Force Speech… Plus Headlines on James Comey Indictment, Netanyahu Protests, and Much More….

September 26, 2025 • 59 mins

As the far right continues their attack on U.S. constitutional rights, their latest front is news and information, as they gain more control over what people in this country can see hear and read. We speak to journalist Jon Jeter for this month's episode of On the Media. And in his speech before the UN General Assembly, Colombian President, Gustavo Petro scolds the world for permitting the Gaza genocide, sketches a plan to fight cl...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 19, 2025: The F-Word on Fascism: Is Kirk’s Murder the U.S. Reichstag Fire?…Mahmoud Khalil and Karen Attiah Speak Out… Plus Headlines on Victory Against Maryland Data Center … and More

September 19, 2025 • 59 mins

As the death of right-wing organizer Charlie Kirk is used to jumpstart new attacks on the left, are we witnessing the U.S. version of Nazi Germany's Reichstag fire? We speak to historian Gerald Horne for this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism. And two survivors of the new U.S. censorship regime, Mahmoud Khalil, former student organizer at Columbia university, and Karen Attiah, a former opinion writer for the Washington Post,...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 12, 2025: Trump’s ‘Crime Emergency’ Ends in DC But ICE and Armed Guard Remain… Thousands March Against Militarization of the Capital… Investors Rule and Ruin DC’s Housing Market… Plus Headlines

September 12, 2025 • 58 mins

Trump's so-called 'crime emergency' in DC is over, but thousands protest as federal police, masked ICE agents and armed soldiers remain on the streets of the capital. And as the DC Council takes a final vote on $1 billion in taxpayer funding for a new NFL stadium, Lydia Curtis exposes why hundreds of new housing units are built in DC that working families cannot afford. Plus headlines on Bolsanaro, Charlie Kirk, Qatar bombing, Vene...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 5, 2025: Will DC Streets Ever Be Rid of Armed Soldiers and Federal Police?… Epstein and Maxwell Survivors Speak on Capitol Hill… Gerald Horne on India and Venezuela… Plus More Headlines

September 5, 2025 • 59 mins

During the final days of Trump's so-called crime emergency declared in DC, residents and lawmakers tell Congress that they want armed soldiers, masked ICE agents and federal police out of their neighborhoods. And survivors of serial sexual predators Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell speak out on Capitol Hill, demanding that all files in the case be released, and saying that they will create their own list of Epstein's predators...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 29, 2025: DC Resists Trump in Massive Labor March… An ‘Outrage Vigil’ for More Slain Journalists in Gaza… Major Meeting for the Global South in China… And Much More…

August 29, 2025 • 56 mins

Here in the nation’s capital, we refuse to normalize National Guard soldiers with automatic weapons on the Metro, or racist checkpoints where Uber drivers are snatched up and handcuffed by men wearing masks. On this show, we hear from speakers at the massive 'Solidarity Season' labor march held Thursday, August 28th, we talk to our geopolitical analyst Gerald Horne about world happenings, and we remember Hurricane Katrina 20 years...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 15, 2025: DC: Trump’s Testing Ground for Fascism… When Human Rights Are Under Attack…. Plus Headlines

August 15, 2025 • 58 mins

For this month's episode of The F-Word, historian Gerald Horne discusses DC as a laboratory for an American brand of fascism. And with revolutionary optimism, DC activists are fighting back, defining the struggle in the district as the same as in the global south, against colonialism and snd imperialism. Plus headlines on vigil for murdered Al Jazeera journalists and more. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, ...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 8, 2025: Voting Rights in Crisis…Pro-Palestine Encampment Protests Outside Corporate Media DC Offices… Plus Headlines

August 8, 2025 • 55 mins

To thwart a redistricting scheme that will disenfranchise Black and Latinx voters in Texas, state Democratic lawmakers have fled the state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to pass the legislation. And Pro-Palestine activists hold an encampment outside the DC offices of several corporate news organizations, accusing them of complicity in enabling the genocide in Gaza. Plus headlines. The show is made possible only by our vol...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 1, 2025: $1Billion in Taxpayer Funds for an NFL Stadium?… While Cutting Public Services, DC Set to Give Billionaire NFL Owner 22 Acres for $1 Rent… Plus Headlines On Freedom for Chris Smalls and More

August 1, 2025 • 58 mins

The DC Council is set to vote on a controversial plan to spend one billion dollars in taxpayer funding toward a new NFL stadium for the Washington Commanders. In this debate, both sides do want to bring the professional football team home, but differ on whether the current deal is good, or whether DC should fight for a better deal. Plus headlines on Chris Smalls released from Zionist terrorist detention. And more... The show i...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 25, 2025: Jon Jeter on Media and Culture… The U.S. Looks More Like a Police State (Especially if You’re Black or Brown)… Plus Headlines With Gerald Horne on ICE, Jacksonville Police Brutality, DC Budget and More…

July 25, 2025 • 57 mins

From brutal immigration raids, to police attacks on peaceful protesters, to inhumane immigration detention facilities, the U.S. is looking more and more like a police state. And we speak to our media critic Jon Jeter about the continued murder of journalists in Gaza, and repression of free speech across Europe and in the U.S. Plus headlines on 'Stop Starving Gaza' protests, Gerald Horne on the for-profit ICE system, police brutalit...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 18, 2025: Wilmer Leon on Fascism and Education… Francesca Albanese on Profit from Genocide… Plus Headlines on Ukraine, Epstein, the DC Budget, and More…

July 18, 2025 • 60 mins

Trump just fired half of the staff at the U.S. Department of Education, which serves more than 60 million people in the country. So for this month's episode of the F-word, we speak to political scientist Wilmer Leon about fascism and education. And speaking education and information, Trump is placing economic sanctions on the UN special rapporteur for Palestine, after she exposed the truth about dozens of companies, including Ameri...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 11, 2025: Protesters Denounce Netanyahu’s Visit to DC… Gerald Horne on Gaza, Iran, BRICS…. And More

July 11, 2025 • 58 mins

In an upside-down world, where an indicted war criminal is feted at the White House, those opposed to the Gaza holocaust are fighting back in the only way they know: by continuing to stay in the streets. On this show, we hear from speakers at a rally near the White House in opposition to the third visit this year of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, DC. Plus, Gerald Horne on Gaza, Iran, BRICS... And More. ...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 4, 2025: Faith Leaders Rally on Capitol Hill, and are Arrested, Protesting Trump’s ‘Immoral’ Budget

July 4, 2025 • 58 mins

On Friday,, July fourth , Trump is scheduled to sign into law his so-called big beautiful bill which eliminates health care and food assistance for millions of Americans, adds $150 billion more for the military, and triples the budget for Trump’s mass deportation machine, making ICE the largest police force in the country. All of this to give billionaires a massive tax cut and add more than three trillion to the national debt. ...

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 27, 2025: Jon Jeter… It’s Official: Alternative Media is the Only Place to Get News… Walking for Juneteenth in DC… Plus Headlines, Sports and Culture

June 27, 2025 • 58 mins

Poor news coverage of the Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran reinforces alternative media as the only place for truth about the empire. We speak to Jon Jeter for this month's episode of On the Media. And the Trump administration may not have acknowledged the Juneteenth federal holiday but DC residents started a new tradition of honoring ancestors who walked to freedom. Plus headlines on Iran, Gaza, the federal budget, DC budget, and talk ...

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