‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOV. 24, 2017: The FCC Goes Rogue…A Close Look at Zimbabwe…Thousands March for Puerto Rico and More…

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOV. 17, 2017: Richard Wolff on the Russian Revolution…DC in the Era of Climate Change: Activists Head to Puerto Rico to Help Build Sustainable Communities…Headlines on Zimbabwe, GOP Tax Plan, UN Climate Summit, Maryland African Burial Ground and More

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OTG-NOV17-2017DISTSUBSMALL.mp3Podcast: Download (41.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastToday, a second examination of the Russian Revolution at its centennial. Today’s remarks are by the economist Richard Wolff, who breaks down some seldom heard history and discusses successes and failures of the former Soviet Union. And because part of that history […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR NOV. 3, 2017: Rigging and an Autopsy at the DNC…The Bare Facts About Trump’s Tax Plan…Headlines on China, Centennial for the Balfour Declaration, Climate News and More…

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OTG-NOV3-2017-DIST-SMALL.mp3Podcast: Download (41.0MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastA major new a report is released titled, “Autopsy: The Democratic Party in Crisis” about the loss by Democrats in the 2016 U.S. presidential race. We speak to an author and an analyst of thereport. We also hear voices from among those […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCT. 20, 2017: The Death of Children in For-Profit Foster Care…300,000 Immigrants With ‘Protected Status’ Threatened With Deportation…Headlines on Puerto Rico, Trump, Media and More

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OTG-OCT20-2017-DIST-small.mp3Podcast: Download (33.4MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastRyan Grim, Washington bureau chief for the Intercept, joins us to talk about dozens of children dying in the custody of for-profit foster care homes that are funded with our tax dollars. Gerald Horne breaks down international affairs, including Niger and the […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR OCT. 6, 2017: Trump’s World of ‘Alternative Facts’…An Untold History of the Black Press Resonates Today…Headlines on the March for Racial Justice, ICE Raids, Wells Fargo, Culture and More

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/OTG-OCT6-2017MONO-SMALL.mp3Podcast: Download (39.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastA recurring theme on today’s show is news, media, information and voice. Who gets to be heard. What stories, narratives, lives are lifted up as worthy. What lies are lifted up as truth. Gerald Horne is in the house with new books, […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPT. 22, 2017–Rallying Against War and Rumors of War…Activists Tell FERC to Protect People, Not Polluters…Headlines on Healthcare, Black Lives Matter and More

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/OTG-SEPT22-2017MONO.mp3Podcast: Download (50.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastThis week in DC, our healthcare remains on the line as well as our right to clean water, clean air and our right to not live under the threat of war. We hear voices from a demonstration held outside the White House […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 28, 2017: Nina Turner on Our Revolution’s ‘Summer of Progress’…Janine Jackson on Mosul, Fox News and Right-Wing Trolls…Activists Rally for Medicare for All, Trans Rights and BDS

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/OTG-JULY28-2017-SMALL.mp3Podcast: Download (27.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastOn this show, the political organization, Our Revolution, founded by Senator Bernie Sanders, launches its ‘Summer of Progress’ campaign with a rally on Capitol Hill and a push for eight pieces of legislation called the Peoples platform. We speak to the new […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 14, 2017: Guantanamo and Islamophobia in the Trump Era…Trump in Paris…Women March on the NRA…And More

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/OTG-JULY14-2017-SMALL.mp3Podcast: Download (27.3MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to Podcast On this show, we hear from attorneys and activists seeking justice for those among the 41 remaining prisoners at Guantanamo, who have been caged and tortured for more than a decade but not charged with any crime. Now Donald Trump says […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 30, 2017: Trump Wants the Poorest to Pay More for Housing…Progressives Square off with the ‘Alt-Right’ at the Lincoln Memorial…Exposing Genocide in West Papua…Headlines on Trumpcare, the EPA, Public Transit and More…

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/OTG-JUNE30-2017SMALL.mp3Podcast: Download (25.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastIn DC this week, the resistance rolled on. Advocates for public housing speak out… Progressives square off with the ‘alt-right’ at the Lincoln Memorial…Exposing genocide in West Papua… Gerald Horne weighs in on the ratcheting up of tensions in Syria and Venezuela…Headlines […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 26, 2017: Blowback from Libya in Manchester…The War on Journalism…Fighting Dangers of Mobile and Wireless Technology

https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/OTG-MAY26-2017MONO.mp3Podcast: Download (26.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastIt’s our special focus on culture and media for the fourth Friday. Janine Jackson, host of ‘Counterspin’ is back with us to talk about many media things, including the U.S. government’s double standards for leaking so-called confidential,  double standards for coverage of […]