‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW FOR JULY 26, 2024: As War Criminal Netanyahu is Applauded by Congress, Protesters Against Genocide are Maced by Police… Jon Jeter on How Corporate Media is (Not) Covering the News

As Benjamin Netanyahu, a war criminal, is applauded by lawmakers in a joint session of Congress, the H HEDLINES American people calling for Netanyahu's arrest are attacked by politicians and the police. And in the ramped up chaos of the U.S. presidential race, corporate media all but disappears the murder, mutilation, terror and displacement inflicted on the people of Gaza by Israel. We speak to our media critic Jon Jeter. With headlines and other segments on the U.S. election, post-NATO summit, Scott Ritter on the NATO's nuclear chicken with Russia, interview with Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, and rally speeches from Zeina Hutchinson of the Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee  and NeeNee Taylor of Harriet's Wildest Dreams.   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 www.onthegroundshow.org. Please support us on Patreon or Paypal.