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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JUNE 2, 2023: Rallying to Raise the Wage… NATO Escalates in Ukraine… Plus Headlines

June 4, 2023

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR SEPTEMBER 2, 2022: The Hidden History of the AFL-CIO in Supporting U.S. Wars and Coups… Labor Activists Fight for Accountability… Headlines on Amazon and Starbucks Worker Victories and More

September 2, 2022

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https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/content.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/OTG-SEPT2-2022-FIX-SMALL-PODCAST.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 55:39 — 38.2MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastIn honor of Labor Day: a history of the role of the AFL-CIO in U.S. foreign policy and how a new organization, the Labor Education Project on AFL-CIO International Operations (LEPAIO), is pressuring the largest union confederation in the […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR APRIL 24, 2020: U.S. Blames China for Its Own Failures…It’s a Go for the Left Amid Capitalist Meltdown…Cancel the Rents…Gerald Horne on Iran…Plus Headlines

April 25, 2020

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MAY 19, 2017: THE F-WORD WITH JEROME SCOTT OF THE LEAGUE OF REVOLUTIONARY BLACK WORKERS…FIGHTING TO KEEP AN OPEN INTERNET…HONORING MALCOLM X…AND MORE

May 19, 2017

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https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/OTG-MAY19-2017MONO.mp3Podcast: Download (24.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastOn today’s show, “The F-Word,” our monthly discussion on fascism. This month’s guest is Jerome Scott, veteran activist, labor organizer and founding member of the League of Revolutionary Black Workers, which organized in the auto plants of Detroit in the 1960s-70s. And […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR MARCH 3, 2017: As Trump Addresses Congress, Activists Deliver “Resistance Address” at White House…Headlines on Sessions, the DNC Divide, the EPA, ‘Bloody Sunday’ Anniversary and More

March 3, 2017

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‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, SEPT 4, 2014–A NATIONAL STRIKE BY FAST-FOOD WORKERS, MORE ON THE LINKS BETWEEN LABOR AND BLACK LIVES MATTER

September 4, 2014

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https://media.blubrry.com/on_the_ground_voices_of_res/onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/OTG-SEPT4-2014-2.mp3Podcast: Download (24.6MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | iHeartRadio | RSS | Subscribe to PodcastSEPT. 4, 2014 THREE DAYS AFTER LABOR DAY, fast food workers are on a national strike. And we continue with part two our discussion about the links between the struggles of low-wage workers and the emerging fight for public resources being used […]

‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, JULY 3, 2014–‘RIGHT-WING GANG’ ON THE SUPREME COURT

July 3, 2014

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