‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOVEMBER 16, 2018: The F-Word: Ajamu Baraka on the Military-Industrial Complex…The Centennial of Armistice Day…Gerald Horne on Poland’s ‘White Power’ March…And More…



One hundred years after the end of World War One, veterans gather to reclaim the true meaning of Armistice Day. And for this month’s episode of the F-Word on fascism, human rights activist Ajamu Baraka joins us to talk about the military-industrial complex.

Plus headlines:
-In climate news, dozens of young environmentalists with the Sunrise Movement, occupied the office of Rep. Nancy Pelosi, demanding a green new deal.

-VETERANS AND ACTIVISTS GATHERED AT SEVERAL ACTIONS in DC at the start of this week on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

-Black Lives Matter DC, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Stop Police Terror Project argues in court that the District’ of Columbia has unreasonably delayed implementation of the stop-and-frisk data collection.

-Muslim activists also met this week to discuss how federal laws target them for surveillance and harassment.

-In culture in media, the annual BZB Holiday gift and art show kicks off this November 23rd and 25th with 60 pop-up shops at the Shiloh Family Life Center, 1510 Ninth Street in northwest DC.