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"On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation’s Capital," produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, reports from Washington, DC on social justice activism addressing local, national and international issues.

Esther Iverem

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    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 16, 2025: Trump Challenges Birthright Citizenship, Grants White South Africans Refugee Status While Deporting Black and Brown People…Judge Frees Georgetown Scholar from ICE Detention… Plus Headlines  

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 53:23


    The Trump administration challenges birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court the same week it grants refugee status to white South Africans fleeing the post-apartheid state.And even as the horror of the Nakba is remembered, there is a victory as a federal judge orders that Georgetown University scholar, Badar Khan Suri, be released from an ICE detention facility in Texas. We go outside the Virginia courthouse where the case was heard, and hear from Suris wife and attorney. Plus headlines on the 77th anniversary of the Nakba and more.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 9, 2025: What May 9 in Russia Means for the World… Georgetown Professor Likens Congressional Hearings to Red Scare McCarthyism… Plus Headlines  

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 52:13


    On May 9, 2025, 29 world leaders are in Moscow to celebrate the Soviet Unions victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. To explain the significance of that victory 80 years later, we speak to Professor Gerald Horne. And Georgetown Law Professor David Cole compares the attack by Congress on students and universities to the red scare McCarthyism of the 1950s. Plus headlines on DC substitute teachers, Hands Off Our History, Gaza, Congress and more...  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 2, 2025: Federal Workers Speak Out on May Day…Tom Porter on Trump’s First 100 Days and American Decline… Plus Headlines 

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 58:01


    Workers in DC stand up for their rights and take to the streets on May Day. And, for some, the issue is not Trump's first 100 Days but, rather, the American empire, built on genocide, entering its decline. We speak to political analyst Tom Porter. Plus headlines on Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi released. Hundreds of thousands rallied around the world on Wednesday April 30th in support of Burkina Faso's interim president Ibrahim Traore, who recently survived a coup attempt. And it appears that the District of Columbia cannot rely on the House of Representatives to correct what was assumed to be a mistake that has resulted in a $1.1 billion hole in the district's budget, and looming deep cuts in vital public services.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 25, 2025: Jon Jeter on the War on Free Speech… Speaking Out for Worker Rights on Emancipation Day in DC… Plus Headlines  

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 58:00


    At an Emancipation Day speakout in DC, by a call for solidarity among American workers to fight back. And, as the Trump administration continues to trample on the first amendment, due process and other constitutional rights, we ask our media critic Jon Jeter to weigh in on Trump's war on free speech.  The speakout was organized by six DC organizations, Free DC, Federal Unionists Network, Harriet's Wildest Dreams, the Washington Metropolitan AFL-CIO, Anacostia Coordinating Council, the Washington Informer and by WPFW Pacifica Radio producer Joni Eisenberg. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 18, 2025 – The F-Word: Gerald Horne on the U.S. as an ‘Empire of Fear’… Prayer Vigil Outside White House for Wrongly Deported Maryland Man… Plus Headlines  

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 58:42


    As Trump and the President of El Salvador met at the White House, refusing to return a wrongly deported man to the U.S., faith leaders met outside and held a prayer vigil with the family of the man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia. The Trump administration's continued defiance of the law is deepening a constitutional crisis and creating wide ripple effects. Plus headlines on federal workers and Emancipation Day in DC. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 11, 2025: Voices from the April 5 National March on Washington to End the Genocide and End the Repression, the F-Word on Fascism with Gerald Horne, Plus the Tariffs War

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 58:41


    For most of this show, we hear from speakers and attendees we interviewed at the April 5th National March on Washington to Stop the Genocide in Gaza and Stop the Repression here at home. Then we speak to our geopolitical analyst Gerald Horne for part one of this month's episode of the F-Word on Fascism. Horne takes the pulse of this moment of seemingly nonstop chaos of tariffs, brewing cold war with China, brewing hot war with Iran, hands off rallies against the Trump agenda, and so much more.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 4, 2025: April 5 March on Washington for Palestine and Free Speech… CFPB Workers Fight for their Jobs and for Justice… Plus Headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 55:23


    Organizers of the April 5th March on Washington say the time is now to save hundreds of thousands of people in Palestine, and to save basic constitutional rights here in the U.S. And another crisis is brewing as the Trump administration defies a judges order to reopen the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and as it appeals a court ruling to rehire thousands of illegally terminated federal workers.   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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 28, 2025: Occupation of Palestine Comes to the U.S… Will Americans Fight for the First Amendment? With Journalist Jon Jeter and Remarks from Actress Susan Sarandon. Plus Headlines 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 56:59


    Some say that the Trump administration's abduction and imprisonment of pro-Palestinian students at U.S. colleges and universities is a sure sign that the Zionist occupation of Palestine now threatens us on these shores. But the question remains: will Americans fight to preserve our right to freedom of speech and assembly? We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter. Plus headlines, a preview of the new movie "The Encampments," and Susan Sarandon speaking at the "Free Mahmoud, Free Palestine" event March 22, 2025 in New York City. This 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem PHOTO: A scene from the documentary "The Encampments," which included Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate student who was a leader in the activism against genocide on campus. A Palesinian with permanent green card U.S. residenecy, he was abducted by federal agents, threatened with deportation and, as of this show, was still being held in a Louisiana prison. "The Encampments" opens March 28, 2025 in new York City.

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR March 21, 2025: How the U.S. Military Left a Deadly Toxic Legacy on an Alaska Island… 60 Years After Selma’s Bloody Sunday… Plus Headlines on Gaza and More with Gerald Horne 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 58:06


    An annual gathering to celebrate the successful fight for voting rights turns into a movement update for all citizen rights in the United States. And as the Trump administration eyes Greenland for 21st century colonization, a human rights complaint was just filed with United Nations because of the toxic waste LEFT by the U.S. military on Sivuqaq, also known as St. Lawrence Island of Alaska. Plus headlines on Gaza, Ukraine and the Trump Administration with Gerald Horne. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!  “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 14, 2025: UN Human Rights Experts: Israel’s Attack on Gaza Destroys International Law, Human Rights, and is an Attack on All of Us 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 58:40


    SUPPORT ESTHER'S BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISER FOR ON THE GROUND UNTIL MARCH 22, 2025: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1153324579630758/?fundraiser_source=external_url UN human rights experts say that the genocide against Palestinians, perpetrated by Israel and supported by the US and NATO countries, is also destroying international and human rights laws enacted after the carnage of World War II.As Israel continues to kill, displace and starve people in Gaza, in the West Bank, and in prisons documented as torture and death camps, we spend this hour hearing these UN human rights experts, including including Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territories. She and the other experts held a press conference March 12, 2025 at the United Nations offices in Geneva. Also with Ben Saul, Margaret Satterthwaite, and Michael Fakhri. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem PHOTO: Compilation of some of the more than 17,000 children killed in Gaza, from IG @mo_hamz

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 7, 2025: Trump’s Unkindest Cut to NOAA’s Scientists and to Humanity’s Future… Europe Talks Loud but Says Nothing on Ukraine… Plus more Headlines with Gerald Horne 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 56:30


    As the Trump-Musk administration fires hundreds of federal workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, we hear from scientists, researchers and lawmakers speaking out at a protest in Silver Spring, MD, against this attack on the nation's premier public science agency. The ongoing illegal firings, along with dismantling and attacks on vital public services, is deepening a political, economic and social crisis in the country. Plus more headlines with Gerald Horne. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 28, 2025: Jon Jeter on Corporate Media Failing to Meet the Moment… Americans Speak Against Dismantling of Government Services… Plus Headlines with Gerald Horne…  And More…

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 58:30


    Dramatic changes in the world require news organizations to be fearless truth tellers, but in this heady moment, corporate media are falling down on the job. We speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And here in DC, and across the country, Americans are speaking up for federal workers and against the dismantling of government for the people. Plus headlines on national and international affairs with Gerald Horne and vigils honoring murdered Palestinian journalists and U.S Airman Aaron Bushnell.   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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2025: Trump Ditches Europe and Ukraine… U.S. Federal Workers Organize to Fight Back… Marking 60th Anniversary of Malcolm X Assassination 

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 55:00


    As the Trump administration shatters traditional alliances abroad, at home it is firing thousands of federal workers, upending countless lives and the work done for the American people. We speak to a federal worker, Dante O'Hara. And 60 years ago, on February 21, 1965, the human rights leader Malcolm X, or El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, was murdered at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. We hear an excerpt from his last known recorded speech, which still resonates today. Plus headlines with historian Gerald Horne. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem Links: savepublicservices.com

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 14, 2025: Is the U.S.-Provoked War in Ukraine Finally Ending?… In Washington, Federal Worker Protests and Lawsuits Counter Musk-Trump Billionaire Agenda… Plus Headlines  

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 53:23


    Is it possible that the U.S.-provoked war in Ukraine is ending? We speak to historian Gerald Horne... And, here in DC, workers and unions are fighting back against the Trump-Musk billionaire agenda. We hear from workers, union officials, legislators and activists attending a labor rally on Capitol Hill, one of many rallies where public sector workers are speaking truth to power. 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 our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR FEBRUARY 7, 2025: Trump’s Gaza ‘Takeover’….Musk’s U.S Government Takeover… The Trade War That Wasn’t…. Voices of Protest… And More…  

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 59:05


    Inside the White House on February 5th, Donald Trump entertained wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and announced a so-called U.S. takeover of Gaza. But outside the White House, we the people had our say. And after an unprecedented week of the billionaire Elon Musk accessing confidential files at federal agencies and threatening mass layoffs, will the DOGE train finally get stopped in its tracks? We speak to former OSHA official Jordan Barab. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 31, 2025: Gerald Horne on His New Books: African Americans and a New History of the USA… and Armed Struggle? Panthers and Communists; Black Nationalists and Liberals In Southern California through the Six

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 56:15


    As the Trump Administration attacks the gains of the 1960s Black Freedom Movement, which addressed centuries of racist apartheid and greatly benefitted all of U.S. society, we interview Gerald Horne about his new book on that era of revolutionary change. We also discuss his other new book: African Americans and a New History of the USA. 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 our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 24, 2025: Thousands March to Oppose Trump ‘Billionaire Agenda’… Jon Jeter on TikTok and Censorship… Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’… And More 

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 58:46


    The new Trump administration launches a shock and awe blitzkrieg of controversial executive orders, but tens of thousands in the U.S. march on Inauguration Day, vowing to organize against Trump's billionaire agenda. Then, is TikTok allowing Israel to censor speech on the world's largest social media platform? We speak to journalist Jon Jeter. Plus, headlines with Gerald Horne. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 17, 2024: The Center Cannot Hold — Brian Becker on Jan 20 We Fight Back Protests… Cuba Closes Out International Decade for People of African Descent… U.S. Healthcare Workers Gather Courage to

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 59:39


    On January 20th, Inauguration Day in the U.S., the We Fight Back movement will launch in dozens of cities against the Trump billionaire agenda. For this month's episode of The F-Word on Fascism, we speak to Brian Becker, national coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition, a core organization behind We Fight Back. Also, Lydia Curtis attended Cuba's conference on The International Decade forPeople of African Descent, and Chantal James reports on a new movement among healthcare workers in the U.S. to stand up against genocide in Palestine. Plus headlines on Gaza ceasefire and jounnalists ejected from Blinken press conference.   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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 10, 2025: The Fragility of Health and Life in the New Order… MD Residents Protest State Funding of Israeli Weapons Makers… Plus Headlines on Free Dr. Abu Safiya and More…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 58:40


    Whether its wildfire smoke, rage at the for-profit heath care, or murder of doctors and nurses in Gaza, the issue of healthcare and health are much in the news. We speak to Dr. Margaret Flowers. And Maryland residents want state lawmakers to stop using their tax dollars to fund a center supporting Israeli weapons producers. Plus headlines on Doctors Against Genocide on Capitol Hill, Gerald Horne on January 6, and more.... 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem  

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JANUARY 3, 2025: Gerald Horne on Carter, Brzezinski, 2024 and 2025… Author Susan Abulhawa on Defeating Defeatism and Censorship… DC Residents Fight for Rock Creek Park 

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 58:48


    What was the importance of 2024, and what to look for in this new year? We hear from historian Gerald Horne. Also, DC residents speak to their elected officials about a plan to cut more than 1000 trees for a golf course in Rock Creek Park. And author Susan Abulhawa details online censorship of her historic speech for Palestine at the Oxford Union in England.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR DECEMBER 27, 2024: Susan Abulhawa, Miko Peled, and Mohammed El-Kurd Debate Israeli Apartheid and Genocide at Oxford University 

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2024 58:55


    On November 28th 2024, the Oxford Union debate society in England voted in favor of the motion that Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide against Palestinians. For this hour we hear from writers, scholars and activists who powerfully made the case: poet Mohammed El-Kurd; Ibrahim Osman Mowafy, president of the Oxford Union debating society; Israeli author and activist Miko-Peled; and author, scholar and activist Susan Abulhawa.  PLEASE SUPPORT OUR YEAR-END FUNDRAISER! On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR DECEMBER 20, 2024 – The F-Word: Billionaires in Charge?… Profits Before People… Populist Anger… Family of American Woman Murdered By Israel Meet With Blinken 

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2024 56:32


    For this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, we discuss with journalist Jon Jeter the role of unelected billionaires in government, profits before people, and growing populous anger. And why does Israel get away with killing Americans? The family of Aysenur Eygi comes to Washington, DC for answers after she was shot and killed by an Israeli sniper in the West Bank.  On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/ Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverems Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem 

    ‘ON THE GROUND' SHOW FOR DECEMBER 13, 2024: The Aftermath of Syria Collapse… International Human Rights Day… Plus Headlines on Gaza, Uhuru 3, Mangione, Nikki Giovanni and More… 

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2024 59:34


    Will Turkey's apparent duplicity with the U.S. and Israel destroy Syria and Palestine? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And this year's International Human Rights Day links together issues of U.S. hegemony abroad with attacks on undocumented workers here at home. We hear from activists from Bayan USA advocating on behalf of Filipinos. Plus headlines on Gaza, Syria, the threat of nuclear war, Social Security, NLRB, Luigi Mangione, Uhuru 3, Nikki Giovanni R.I.P. and much more.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR DECEMBER 6, 2024: No Nuclear War … Biden’s Parting Gift of Global Dangers… A Hunger Strike For Gaza… Rep. Rashida Tlaib Speaks… 

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 57:27


    As U.S. experts and activists gather here to oppose escalation to nuclear war, the Biden administration uses its final weeks to ratchet up dangerous conflicts across the globe. We speak to historian and author Gerald Horne.Then the voices of two women of the Palestinian diaspora: Hazami Barmada is on day 12 of a hunger strike to protest U.S.-Israel starvation of Gaza, and Rep.Rashida Tlaib of Michigan shares the story of her famous "and solo" protest during this years visit to Congress by accused war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 29, 2024: Vijay Prashad-Full Interview on the ‘Extreme Center’ and the ‘Far Right of a Special Kind’ 

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024


    As President-Elect Trump continues to nominate cabinet picks who counter his campaign promises of a peace agenda, we revisit this hour our discussion with author, historian, and journalist Vijay Prashad. In this our first broadcast of the full interview, Prashad explains why terms such as fascism may be in vogue to describe the incoming 47th presidency, but policies, especially foreign policies, may be identical to those of the current and past administrations. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem Art Credit: New Clothes, Old Threads: The Dangerous Right-Wing Offensive in Latin America

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 22, 2024: Jon Jeter on Wack Corporate Media Coverage, from Amsterdam to the U.S. Elections, to Possible World War… The Outer Banks Environmental Film Festival… Plus Headlines on Ukraine, ICC and Mo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 58:30


    Whether the subject is Israeli soccer hooligans, the U.S. elections, or possible World War, Western corporate media surely missed the mark during November 2024. We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter. And what can movies teach us about our precious planet? Everything! We speak with Michelle Lewis, director of the Outer Banks Environmental Film Festival. Plus headlines on Ukraine, ICC warrant for Netanyahu, Trump transition, plan to cut 1000 trees in Rock Creek Park, new Go-Go museum in DC.   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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 15, 2024: The F-Word on Fascism: Trump’s Intent to Deport 20 Million… Attorney Heather Benno on the Legal Fightback… An Organizer for Dayworkers Speaks… Headlines with Gerald Horne 

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 59:20


    As Donald Trump threatens to deport up to 20 million undocumented workers in the United States. we speak to immigrant rights attorney Heather Benno for this month's episode of "The F-Word" on fascism. And as lawyers, advocates and neighborhoods prepare to fight back, the U.S. building brand of fascism could include a melding of the military and the prison industrial complex. Headlines with Gerald Horne, and day laborer organizer Jorge Torres speaks at the People's Forum in New York City.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 8, 2024: Gerald Horne on the World Impact of Trump’s Second Term… On Election Night, Protesters Rally Against Both Democrats and Republicans Near the White House…  

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 58:51


    As millions of Democratic voters declined to cast ballots for their party's nominee for president, we hear from those who chose to protest instead on election night near the White House. For many protesters, the election marked 13 months into the U.S.-backed Holocaust in Gaza and 13 months of their resistance. Headlines on the U.S. presidential election and the impact, nationally and internationally, with Gerald Horne.  “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR N0VEMBER 1, 2024: New Documentary ‘Atrocity Inc.’ Exposes Oct. 7 Lies… Gerald Horne on the Election and West Asia… And More 

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


    New documentary by Sut Jhally and Max Blumenthal exposes lies created by Israel about the Hamas military attack on October 7, 2023, and how U.S. and European corporate media and politicians allowed Israel to use this propaganda in order to gain cover for its extermination campaign against Palestinians. We air excerpts from "Atrocity Inc." Plus, Gerald Horne on the election, Israel and Iran... And More  “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 25, 2024: Jon Jeter on Corporate Media Complicity in Genocide… Native American Tribe Presses to Regain Federal Recognition… BRICS and More Headlines With Gerald Horne 

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 61:25


    When it comes to enabling the genocide in Gaza, Western corporate media are as complicit as those sending and dropping bombs. We speak to Jon Jeter for this month's episode of "On the Media." And the Muwekma Ohlone tribe continue their mission in DC to regain federal recognition but are met with more closed doors. Plus, headlines with Gerald Horne on the Historic BRICS Summit, West Asia and Cuba. “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 18, 2024: The F-Word on Fascism With Vijay Prashad… Native Americans Seeking Federal Recognition Face Arrests… Plus Headlines on Sinwar, Ukraine Nukes? Sputnik Goes Dark, and More…  

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 56:09


    Though there is growing alarm about the rise of the far right, there is little difference between the policies of the extreme right and and the extreme center. For this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, we speak to journalist and historian Vijay Prashad. And Native Americans visiting DC to gain tribal recognition are arrested on the National Mall. Plus headlines on the death of Yahya Sinwar, Ukraine asks for nukes or NATO, U.S. sanctions force Sputnik Radio off the air. And more...  “On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital” gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at https://onthegroundshow.org/  Please support us on Patreon or Paypal. Links for all ways to support are on our website or at Esther Iverem's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 11, 2024: Israel’s War Escalation Ladder… Latin America and the Global South Speak Back to U.S. Empire… Plus Headlines on Gaza, Lebanon, Campus Protests and More…

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 58:40


    Is humanity's fate in the hands of an out-of-control Israeli regime? We speak to author and historian Professor Gerald Horne about the escalation ladder in West Asia. And as the U.S. fails to reign in its outpost of settler colonialism, Latin America and the Global South have their say at the event: "Latin America Speaks: Solidarity vs. Empire" held September 28, 2024 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Remarks by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla and journalist and historian Vijay Prashad. Headlines on Gaza, Lebanon, Campus Protests and More...   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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCTOBER 4, 2024: As Israel Provokes Wider Regional War, Global Protests Mark One Year of Genocide and Resistance… ‘Latin America Speaks’ Part 1 at the Apollo… Plus More Headlines with Gerald Horne

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 58:12


    As Israel provokes a wider regional war, global protests on October 5th are marking one year of genocide, and one year of resistance. And part one of a broadcast from an historic gathering at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, celebrating solidarity between Latin America, the African diaspora and Palestine. Plus headlines on Palestine, Lebanon and Iran, the VP presidential debate, and Julian Assange's first public remarks.  Voices: Gerald Horne, Manolo de los Santos, Lamess Mehanna, and Naheda Dahleh. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2024: Journalism, Freedom of Speech Is Under Attack… Jon Jeter on the Uhuru 3, Richard Medhurst, Lying CNN, Lying Blinken, Plus Headlines on Lebanon, and More… 

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 61:00


    Journalism, freedom of speech and the first amendment are under attack. As journalists and truth-tellers are arrested, jailed in some cases, or de-platformed for for simply telling the truth, freedom of speech, the first amendment re under attack.We speck to author and journalist Jon Jeter for this months episode of "On the Media." And like in cities across the U.S. and world, people take to the streets of D.C. to protest Israel's attack on Lebanon.  Plus headlines on Israel bombing of Lebanon: The 79th Meeting of the United Nation's General Assembly is underway in New York. In DC and around he county and world, people took to the streets to protest Israel's bombing of Lebanon. At the White House, protesters also denounced Missouri's execution of  Marcellus Williams. In observance of Climate Week, 350.org cosponsored the panel, "Indigenous Resistance to Colonialism, Militarism and Climate Crisis. Celebrations for the release of Wikileaks founder and publisher Julian Assange are being held in New York, Berkeley and here in DC.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! Esther's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/esther_iverem

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 – The F-Word: Garland Nixon on Free Speech and Thought Crime… DC Police Kill Second Man Sleeping in Car… Plus Headlines With Gerald Horne on Lebanon and More…

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 60:26


    As journalists are targeted by federal law enforcement, news organizations are de-platformed, and human rights activists face arrest and trumped up charges, freedom of speech is under attack. For this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism, we speak to political commentator Garland Nixon. And for the second time in three years, DC police shoot and kill a man who had been sleeping or unconscious in his car. Plus headlines with Gerald Horne on Lebanon-Israel and much more. Voices: Garland Nixon, Gerald Horne, Scott Ritter, Maya Berry, Alicia Robinson-mother of Justin Robinson, Attorney Andrew Clark, Attorney Brandon Burrell. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! Photo: Alicia Robinson, mother of Justin Robinson, who was shot and killed by DC police on September 1, 2024, speaks at a press conference in front of the U.S. Department of Justice September 16, 2024.

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2024: Mixed Verdict for Uhuru 3… Surgeon Back from Gaza Horror on the Nothingburger Presidential Debate… Plus Headlines On Moses Cemetery,  Oak Flat, October 7 Truth, and more…

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 60:29


    For Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who has seen up close, and treated the murdered, dying and maimed children of Gaza, the September 10, 2024 U.S. presidential debate was just a bunch of talking loud and saying nothing. And the Uhuru 3 is found not guilty of the most serious charge, of being foreign agents for Russia. But they are found guilty of lesser charges that they say are based on First Amendment protected political speech. Plus headlines on debate protests, new Gaza massacres, Md. Supreme Court grants partial victory to African burial ground, Apache Stronghold holds vigil at Supreme Court for Oak Flat sacred site, ABC Australia breaks corporate media blockade about what really happened in Occupied Palestine on October 7, 2023, Miami Dolphins star wide receiver wants to use his platform to educate about police brutality.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! Photo: Healthcare workers, including Feroze (left) who volunteered to work with the World Health Organization through the Palestinian American Medical Association in March-April 2024. Courtesy of Dr. Feroze Sidhwa

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 6, 2024: Uhuru 3 Trial Highlights New McCarthyism, Heightened Dangers to Freedom of Speech… Jill Stein and More Speak Out in Support of Uhuru 3… Colleges Repress Anti-Genocide Protesters… Plus H

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 59:34


    The right to freedom of speech, freedom of thought, and freedom of association, are all at stake in the trial of the Uhuru 3 in Florida. We hear from those speaking out at the trial, and from historian and author Gerald Horne. This crackdown on human rights is occurring as more journalists and journalism are censored, and students protesting the genocide in Palestine defy new, repressive measures on U.S. college campuses. Plus headlines on Gaza, the West Bank, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline EACOP, Justin Robinson killed by MPD, Uhuru 3.  Voices: Gerald Horne, Plus Jill Stein, Jacqueline L'uqmon, Charles Barron, Afiya Wangaza and others speaking at press conference on September 3, 2024, the first day of the trial of the Uhuru 3 in Tampa, Florida.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 30, 2024: Muslims Who Resigned from the Biden Administration Over Gaza Genocide Speak Out on Pervasive Islamophobia and Anti-Palestinian Racism Influencing U.S. Policy 

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 58:52


    For this hour, we hear from two Muslim women who resigned from the Biden administration in reaction to the administration's support for the genocide in Gaza. Maryam Hassanein, was a special assistant in land minerals and management at the Department of the Interior. Hala Rharrit is a former career diplomat with 18 years in the U.S. Foreign service. Her last assignment was as an Arabic language spokesperson for the State Department in the United Arab Emirates. In April 2024, Rharrit became the first American diplomat to publicly resign in protest of the Biden administration's Gaza policy, condemning it as failed, illegal and inhumane. They were both interviewed in an online forum sponsored by CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, on Tuesday, August 27, 2024.  The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people's voice on the air, and by support from our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 23, 2024: Jon Jeter on U.S. Unwavering Support for Apartheid Israel… Dozens of Chicago Protesters and Journalists Arrested… Plus, a Tribute to Marcus Garvey in Baltimore and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 58:45


    Kamala Harris formally accepts the presidential nomination from the Democratic Party in a speech that continues unwavering support for the apartheid state of Israel as it carries out a genocide in Gaza. We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter. Meanwhile, for thousands protesting outside the convention on the streets of Chicago, it was a struggle just to be heard and not erased by police, corporate media and the DNC. Plus, a tribute to Marcus Garvey in Baltimore and headlines on Gaza and more... 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 16, 2024: The F-Word: Can the U.N. Stop Gaza Carnage?… For Global South, Gaza Genocide Echoes Colonial Violence… Waiting Is Part of Israel’s Punishment… Plus Headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 57:51


    With Israel thwarting a ceasefire process that could stop the carnage in Gaza, can the United Nations fulfill its mandate to unite for peace? We speak to Gerald Horne for this month's episode of the F-Word on fascism. And as the world awaits retaliation by Iran for Israel's attack on its capital, the wait is part of the punishment for Israel, which is a large stain on the image of so-called Western democracies. Plus headlines: There were talks in Qatar on Thursday for a potential ceasefire in Israel's attack on Gaza but little progress was reported. Meanwhile the U.N. Security Council  met in an emergency session on Tuesday, August 13th after The Prayer Massacre. Russian ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy told the UNSC that the U.S. has consistently prevented it from taking meaningful action to stop to bloodshed in Gaza. Meanwhile a  group of activists protested at the U.S. mission to the U.N., urging them to take action to stop Israel's attacks on Gaza. In Ohio, a police officer has been indicted on murder and other charges in the shooting of a 21-year-old pregnant Black mother. Comemmorations were held in Ferguson, Missouri, to mark the 10th anniversary of the 2014 murder of Michael Brown. After four byears of house arrest, a Houston man, Muzzamil Zaidi, was sentenced to time already served because he transferred funds for humanitarian relief in Yemen through religious leaders in Iran. On Friday August 16, the DC for Ceasefire Coalition staged a city-wide action called Not Another Bomb to call for an immediate ceasefire and arms embargo on Israel. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! Photo: Siblings in Gaza wounded in an Israeli airstrike. IG Palestine on a plate

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 9, 2024: Gerald Horne on the Ravages of Zionism, from Palestine to St. Louis… Sam Husseini on Harris-Walz – Old Wine in New Bottles… Cori Bush’s Fiery Speech Aims at AIPAC… Plus Hea

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 58:51


    As Israel's genocidal attack on Gaza rages on, countries in the region ready themselves for a major fight. We speak to Gerald Horne about the latest. And in the U.S., the Democratic Party breathes new life into its presidential campaign with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, but do the new messengers have a new message? We speak to journalist Sam Husseini. Plus, Cori Bush's fiery concession speech taking aim at AIPAC. More headlines: new report on Israeli torture of Palestinians, W.H.O. sends polio vaccine to Gaza, famine was declared in portions of the Darfur region of Sudan, pro-Palestine protesters interrupt presidential candidate Kamala Harris, Rep. Cori Bush, Democrat of Missouri, defeated by $8.5 million from AIPAC in primary, communities mark ten years since the police murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, the FBI raided the upstate New York home of former UN weapons inspector, commentator and journalist Scott Ritter, African and Caribbean athletes score historic wins at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 2, 2024: Israel’s Killing Spree is Leading to Regional War… But Will the Apartheid State Get More Than it Bargains For?… Yoga In the Black Community with Charlene Marie Muhammad 

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 58:51


    Standing ovations from the U.S. Congress have only emboldened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose new killing spree threatens a regional, if not an even larger war. Tens of thousands of mourners packed the streets of Tehran for the funeral of the political leader of Hamas,  Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated early Wednesday, July 31st  in an Israeli attack on his residence in Tehran. Haniyeh was visiting  for the inauguration of the country's newly elected president. The murder of Haniyeh and his bodyguard, just days after Israel killed a Hezbollah top commander in a drone strike near Beirut, causes many knowledgeable experts to say that a regional or even larger war is inevitable. We speak to our geopolitical analyst Gerald Horne. And for tips on being a freedom fighter and staying sane, we speak to Charlene Marie Muhammad, a certified yoga instructor and author of the new book, Yoga in the Black Community: Healing Practices and Principles. She appears at Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, MD, August 4, 2024, 6PM. With headlines and other segments:  New report released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights documents torture and death of Palestinians in Israel concentration camps... After six months of holding down a pro-Palestine encampment outside Secretary of State Antony Blinken's house in McClean, Virginia, protesters were removed by heavily armed Virginia State police. The Real News Network is covering protests outside of the Olympic Games in Paris... The 17th annual African Diaspora International Film Festival takes place August 2 - 4, 2024 at George Washington University in Northwest DC. Interview with Kymone Freeman, candidate for Congress at the July 24 rally to protest Netanyahu speech. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! Photo: Screenshot from Al Jazeera of street banner in Tehran honoring slain Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 26, 2024: As War Criminal Netanyahu is Applauded by Congress, Protesters Against Genocide are Maced by Police… Jon Jeter on How Corporate Media is (Not) Covering the News

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 58:38


    As Benjamin Netanyahu, a war criminal, is applauded by lawmakers in a joint session of Congress, the H HEDLINES American people calling for Netanyahu's arrest are attacked by politicians and the police. And in the ramped up chaos of the U.S. presidential race, corporate media all but disappears the murder, mutilation, terror and displacement inflicted on the people of Gaza by Israel. We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter. With headlines and other segments on the U.S. election, post-NATO summit, Scott Ritter on the NATO's nuclear chicken with Russia, interview with Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, and rally speeches from Zeina Hutchinson of the Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee  and NeeNee Taylor of Harriet's Wildest Dreams.   On the Ground: Voices of Resistance from the Nation's Capital gives a voice to the voiceless 99 percent at the heart of American empire. The award-winning, weekly hour, produced and hosted by Esther Iverem, covers social justice activism about local, national and international issues, with a special emphasis on militarization and war, the police state, the corporate state, environmental justice and the left edge of culture and media. The show is heard on three dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at www.onthegroundshow.org. Please support us on Patreon or Paypal.  

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 19, 2024– The F-Word: Gerald Horne on Right-Wing Populism and Republican Vice Presidential Candidate J.D. Vance… KJ Noh and Ju-Hyun Park on the Danger of NATO in Asia and the South Pacifica… Plu

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 58:43


    For this month's F-Word on fascism, historian Gerald Horne discusses right-wing populism and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance. And as NATO doubles down on failed wars of hegemony, we hear more voices from the No NATO, Yes PEACE Summit.K J Noh is a journalist, political analyst, writer, and teacher specializing in the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific region. Ju-Hyun Park is an organizer with the organization Nodutdol for Korean Community Development.   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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 12, 2024: As NATO Celebrates 75 Years, A Counter Summit Exposes the Blood-Soaked History of the Alliance… German Parliamentarian Calls NATO a Fossil… BAP Calls for NATO and AFRICOM to be Disbanded 

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 59:03 Transcription Available


    NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, meets in DC to celebrate 75 years and to plan for more war around the globe. But before that, the international No NATO - Yes Peace Counter Summit exposes facts of NATO's blood-soaked history. A coalition of more than 100 organizations met in DC for a day-long program on Saturday July 6, followed by a march and rally in front of the White House on Sunday July 7. For this hour, we present part one of our coverage of the summit. We start with the keynote address by German Parliamentarian Sevim Dagdelen, delivered on July 6, 2024 at St. Marks Church on Capitol Hill. Also includes remarks by German journalist, historian and peace activist Reiner Braun, and by activist and writer Djibo Sobukwe.  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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 5, 2024: Will the U.S. and E.U. Political Shake-Up Lead to Change?… The Biggest Win Ever for BDS… Plus Headlines on Gaza, Galloway, Corbyn… No to NATO, July 24 National Mobilization

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 58:48


    The political shake-up continues in Europe and the United States, but will it translate into change or into the same-old, same-old? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And the Boycott, Divestment Sanctions movement scores its biggest win ever, as crises deepen in the apartheid state. An excerpt from Electronic Intifada, featuring an interview with Shir Hever. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! LInks: No NATO Yes Peace Electronic Intifada: Live day 271: Israel disintegrates; Battle of Shujaiya

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 28, 2024: Jon Jeter on Julian Assange, the Debate, the Dems Panic… Rallying for Sudan… Headlines on Gaza, Gallant in DC, Clean Water, and More…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 55:37


    Wikileaks founder, journalist and whistleblower Julian Assange is freed from prison. For our monthly exploration of all things media, we speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And after President Biden is often incoherent in his first debate with former president Donald Trump, the Democratic Party is in a panic, and the presidential race may be in turmoil. Plus headlines on the debate, independent presidential candidates, DC protesters heckle Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Supreme Court further guts Clean Air Act, Assange plea deal, and Poor People's Campaign in DC June 29, 2024.   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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. 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 own media! Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 21, 2024: Russia and North Korea Sign Strategic Agreement… Juneteenth Highlights Victory of African American Civil War Soldiers…. Plus Headlines  

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 56:51


    What does the new mutual defense pact between Russia and North Korea mean for geopolitics, war and peace? We speak to historian Gerald Horne. And African American soldiers who fought and turned the tide in the U.S. Civil War are remembered on Juneteenth. Plus headlines on Palestine, conscientious objectors, climate and Juneteenth in DC. Voices: Gerald Horne, Darren Charles Overby, clip from "The Empire Files" podcast with Abby Martin and Mike Prysner, clip from Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 14, 2024: People’s Court of Justice Puts Biden on Trial for Gaza Genocide… West Plays Nuclear Chicken With Russia… Plus Headlines  

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 58:50


    After tens of thousands surround the White House, in protest of the U.S.-Israeli attack on Gaza, an open-air People's Court of Justice is held, putting U.S. and Israeli officials on trial for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. And why are U.S. and European officials playing nuclear chicken with Russia? We speak to historian and author Gerald Horne. 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 our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you! 

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 7, 2024: June 8 Biden ‘Red Line’ March to Surround White House … Part 2 from the People’s Conference for Palestine…Palestinian Resistance and the Path to Liberation… Plus Headli

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 54:12


    Americans don't want their tax dollars to fund genocide, and on Saturday, June 8, they are creating a people's red line for the Biden administration. Also, Part 2 of our coverage from the historic People's Conference for Palestine. Scholar and educator Abdaljawad Omar on the panel "Palestinian Resistance and the Path to Liberation."  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 our listeners. In this new era of fake corporate news, we have to be and support our own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

    ‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 31, 2024: Mustafa Barghouti, the Palestinian Youth Movement, and More from the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit. Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024


    On this show, we spend the hour hearing from Palestinian physician and political leader Mustafa Barghouti, members of the Palestinian Youth Movement, and others speaking on the first day of the historic People's Conference for Palestine, held May 24-26, 2024, in Detroit. The conference was held as 125,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been either killed or seriously wounded in attacks by the Israeli military since October. But despite this tremendous loss, speakers stressed resilience, resistance and victory.  Also with Mohammed Nabulsi, Laura Khoury, Hind Khoudary and Yara Shoufani. Recorded by Breakthrough News. Produced for radio and podcast by Esther Iverem. This is part one of our coverage from conference. 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 own media! 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 monthly crowdsource funding on Patreon. PATREON NOW HAS A ONE-TIME, ANNUAL DONATION FUNCTION! You can also give a one-time or recurring donation on PayPal. Thank you!

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