On the Ground: Voices of Resistance
January 20 2026 07:00AM (Eastern Standard Time)
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 two dozen stations across the United States, on podcast, and is archived on the world wide web at www.onthegroundshow.org.

Playlist
| Time | Artwork | Artist | Song | Album | Label | Year |
| 7:00AM | Jimi Hendrix | Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - BBC Sessions | BBC Sessions | SME | 2014 | |
| 7:06AM | Sheila E. | Funky National Anthem: Message 2 America | Funky National Anthem: Message 2 America | Stiletto Flats | 2017 | |
| 7:10AM | Esbjörn Svensson Trio | Dodge the Dodo | From Gagarin's Point of View | ACT Music | 2005 | |
| 7:33AM | Miles Davis | They Can't Hold Me Down | Everything's Beautiful | SME | 2016 | |
| 7:54AM | Jimi Hendrix | Voodoo Child (Slight Return) - BBC Sessions | BBC Sessions | SME | 2014 | |
| 7:58AM | Khadijah Renee | Chill for Real | Sentimental Me | Khadijah "Renee" | 2015 |