An annual gathering to celebrate the successful fight for voting rights turns into a movement update for all citizen rights in the United States. And as the Trump administration eyes Greenland for 21st century colonization, a human rights complaint was just filed with United Nations because of the toxic waste LEFT by the U.S. military on Sivuqaq, also known as St. Lawrence Island of Alaska. Plus headlines on Gaza, Ukraine and the Trump Administration with Gerald Horne. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the air, and by support fro ..read more

SUPPORT ESTHER'S BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISER FOR ON THE GROND UNTIL MARCH 22, 2025: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1153324579630758/?fundraiser_source=external_url UN human rights experts say that the genocide against Palestinians, perpetrated by Israel and supported by the US and NATO countries, is also destroying international and human rights laws enacted after the carnage of World War II.As Israel continues to kill, displace and starve people in Gaza, in the West Bank, and in prisons documented as torture and death camps, we spend this hour hearing these UN human rights experts, including includi ..read more

As the Trump-Musk administration fires hundreds of federal workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration, we hear from scientists, researchers and lawmakers speaking out at a protest in Silver Spring, MD, against this attack on the nation's premier public science agency. The ongoing illegal firings, along with dismantling and attacks on vital public services, is deepening a political, economic and social crisis in the country. Plus more headlines with Gerald Horne. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the air, and b ..read more

Dramatic changes in the world require news organizations to be fearless truth tellers, but in this heady moment, corporate media are falling down on the job. We speak to journalist Jon Jeter. And here in DC, and across the country, Americans are speaking up for federal workers and against the dismantling of government for the people. Plus headlines on national and international affairs with Gerald Horne and vigils honoring murdered Palestinian journalists and U.S Airman Aaron Bushnell.   The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the people’s voices on the ..read more

As the Trump administration shatters traditional alliances abroad, at home it is firing thousands of federal workers, upending countless lives and the work done for the American people. We speak to a federal worker, Dante O'Hara. And 60 years ago, on February 21, 1965, the human rights leader Malcolm X, or El-Hajj Malik Shabazz, was murdered at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. We hear an excerpt from his last known recorded speech, which still resonates today. Plus headlines with historian Gerald Horne. The show is made possible only by our volunteer energy, our resolve to keep the peopl ..read more

Could the U.S.-provoked war in Ukraine finally be ending? We speak to historian Gerald Horne... And, here in DC, workers and unions are fighting back against the Trump-Musk billionaire agenda. We hear voices from one of the many rallies where the public sector workforce is speaking truth to power. Plus headlines.  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 Suppor ..read more

Inside the White House on February 5th, Donald Trump entertained wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu and announced a so-called U.S. takeover of Gaza. But outside the White House, we the people had our say. And after an unprecedented week of the billionaire Elon Musk accessing confidential files at federal agencies and threatening mass layoffs, will the DOGE train finally get stopped in its tracks? We speak to former OSHA official Jordan Barab. 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 thi ..read more

As the Trump Administration attacks the gains of the 1960s Black Freedom Movement, which addressed centuries of racist apartheid and greatly benefitted all of U.S. society, we interview Gerald Horne about his new book on that era of revolutionary change. We also discuss his other new book: African Americans and a New History of the USA. Plus headlines. 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 her ..read more

The new Trump administration launches a shock and awe blitzkrieg of controversial executive orders, but tens of thousands in the U.S. march on Inauguration Day, vowing to organize against Trump's billionaire agenda. Then, is TikTok allowing Israel to censor speech on the world's largest social media platform? We speak to journalist Jon Jeter. Plus, headlines with Gerald Horne. 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 med ..read more

On January 20th, Inauguration Day in the U.S., the We Fight Back movement will launch in dozens of cities against the Trump billionaire agenda. For this month's episode of The F-Word on Fascism, we speak to Brian Becker, national coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition, a core organization behind We Fight Back. Also, Lydia Curtis attended Cuba's conference on The International Decade forPeople of African Descent, and Chantal James reports on a new movement among healthcare workers in the U.S. to stand up against genocide in Palestine. Plus headlines on Gaza ceasefire and jounnalists ejected from ..read more