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Mississippi may elect the first Black senator from that state since 1874 during Reconstruction. We speak to one voting rights defender on the ground. And thousands of people marched in 25 cities, including in DC, on November 1, 2026 to demand a new investigation in to the death of Mississippi teen Nolan Wells, who was found dead after a boating trip on the Fourth of July weekend. Plus, headlines on the midterm elections; Trump and Hegseth expand National Guard actions in DC; District residents testified for hours about abuses by Trump’s deployed federal officers, and the Natonal Guard.
With Makani Themba, Gerald Horne, Tyler Maddocks, marchers at rally in DC for Nolan Wells. 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