‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, OCT. 15, 2015–FOLLOWING THE ‘JUSTICE OR ELSE’ MARCH AND THE FIRST DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, A FOCUS ON ACTIVISM AND ECONOMICS


OCTOBER 15, 2015
Following up the October 10 “Justice or Else” march and the first Democratic presidential debate, this show focuses on activism and economics. We speak to Black Lives Matter activist Kymone Freeman and activist Ruth Caplan, about new initiatives to create more control over our public dollars. Then in the second half of the show, ‘The F Word,’ our monthly discussion of fascism and pre-fascism. This month’s guest is Jon Jeter, former Washington Post reporter, Facebook iconoclast, and author of the book Flat Broke in the Free Market. Other voices: Bernie Sanders, voices from attendees at the Justice or Else march, including hip-hop artist Minister Freedom Allah. Also,speakers at the National Day on Climate Action event in DC. Headlines and more.