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On the Ground w Esther Iverem

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

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 21, 2026: How Trump Happened: Gerald Horne Delivers the Mahmoud El-Kati Distinguished Lecture in American Studies in Minneapolis-St. Paul after Renee Good and Alex Pretti are Shot to Death by ICE

“HOW TRUMP HAPPENED: A View from History,” is the title of lecture that Professor Gerald Horne delivered at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota on February 6, 2026. Rather than view Donald Trumps two presidential wins as anomalies, Gerald says these victories are a predictable outcome of centuries of class collaboration among this country’s European settlers.(Extended bonus content not…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 14, 2026: Part 2: DC Resists Trump’s Police and Military Occupation… Is the Nolan Wells Case Emmett Till 2.0? ….Plus Headlines

On this show, part two of our coverage of DC marking one year of Trump’s occupation, with armed national guard and police from up to two dozen federal agencies in our neighborhoods. The result is several federal police-involved shootings and deaths, a crackdown on Black and Brown youth, immigrants and the unhoused. But DC is not just recounting these attacks, it is determined to keep fighting…

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ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR AUGUST 7, 2026: DC Protests Year of Trump ‘Occupation’… Ethics Complaint Filed Against Jeanine Pirro… 81 Years After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Plus Headlines

DC residents are protesting one year of Trump occupation. With the National Guard and federal police patrolling neighborhoods, residents are resisting any plan to make militarized policing the new normal. Plus, August 8 and 9 2026 marks the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed a quarter of a million people, and maimed and poisoned scores more. Plus…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 31, 2026: DC Protests Netanyahu at the White House… Gerald Horne on Trump and Bibi’s Ever Expanding War… Labor Roundup… Plus Headlines

Wanted war criminal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, meets Trump at the White House and protest erupts on the streets of DC. And Professor Gerald Horne weighs in on the latest in the unprovoked war on Iran by Isarel and the U.S. Plus headlines on ICE terror, voting rights, Nolan Wells death, DoorDash boycott in DC, and a labor roundup. The show is made possible only by our volunteer…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 24, 2026: Trump Ramps Up Attack on Journalists and First Amendment, Dusts off McCarthyite Attack on the Left… DC Residents Protest Planned ICE Headquarters in their Neighborhood… Plus Headlines…

The Trump administration ramps up its attack on journalists, freedom of speech, and the First Amendment, and dusts off a McCarthyite red scare attack on the left. We speak to Jon Jeter for this month’s episode of “On the Media.” DC residents protest a planned ICE headquarters in their neighborhood. Plus headlines:Iran escalation, Code Pink Disrupts Hegseth Testimony, Preliminary Autopsy Results in…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 17, 2026: The F-Word on Fascism with Ajamu Baraka… When Genociders Host the World Cup… Protests Against ICE Killings and Violence… Plus Headlines on Iran War, Nolan Wells, and More…

Perhaps it takes an event like the World Cup to expose the hypocrisy of the U.S. being allowed to host the games while at the same time supporting a genocide and conducting an illegal war of aggression. We speak to human rights advocate Ajamu Baraka for this month’s episode of “The F-Word” on fascism. And protests continue against killings by ICE in Texas and Maine, and against construction of an…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 10, 2026- The Three-Front War: U.S. Launches Renewed Attacks and Iran Responds… Russia Advances Despite Drone Spectacle… Trump Uses July 4 to Attack Democratic Socialists and Civil Rights Legacy… Plus Headlines and ‘Unheard Voices’

The U.S. resumes bombing Iran, and Iran fights back. We discuss the latest in West Asia, Ukraine and here in the U.S. with historian Gerald Horne. And, in our first segment of this year for our series, “Unheard Voices,” more from leaders of the Next 250 movement, Linda Sarsour and Tamika D. Mallory. Plus, headlines on Dr. Abu Safiya, ICE Killing in Houston, Graham Platner Drops Out of Maine Race,…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 3, 2026: Freedom 250 is Just Another Trump Grift… Walking Through the Sorry Great American State Fair… Activists Stake their Claim to the Next 250 Years… 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…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 26, 2026-UN Report: Israel is Targeting Palestinian Children, Killing More than 20,000, Injuring More Than 44,000… A Neighborhood Victory in DC….Plus Headlines on Iran, Cuba, Venezuela and FIFA.

A new UN report documents how Israel is targeting children in its genocide against the Palestinian people, killing, maiming, torturing and sexually assaulting them. And residents in rapidly gentrifying DC win a decades-long battle to keep public land in their neighborhood in the hands of the public. Plus headlines on Iran, Cuba, the World Cup and more. The show is made possible only by our…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 19, 2026: The First U.S. Imperialist Foray Abroad: Gerald Horne on the 1893 Coup of the Hawaii Monarchy… In DC, a Democratic Socialist Prevails in the Democratic Primary for Mayor… Plus Headlines on the U.S. Defeat in Iran and More

The defeat of the U.S. and Israel in their unprovoked attack on Iran offers a time to consider the first imperialist adventure of the U.S. beyond its borders. We speak to Gerald Horne about his new book on the U.S.-backed coup of the monarchy in Hawaii. And DC walks in the footsteps of New York City and chooses a democratic socialist as the Democratic nominee for mayor. We hear from DC…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 12, 2026: Massie’s Impassioned Plea in Congress to Investigate Israel’s 1967 Attack on the U.S.S. Liberty… A Victory for Freedom of Speech and for a Free Palestine… Plus Headlines on Iran and More…

In Congress, 59 years of silence is ended about Israel’s deadly attack on the U.S.S. Liberty, which killed 34 servicemembers and wounded another 174. We hear from Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky. And there is a victory for both free speech and the Free Palestine student movement that blossomed at Columbia University. Plus headlines on Iran, U.S. domestic news and DC news, including a…

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