Monitoring the most powerful family in West MI: DeVos Family Reader – April 2025 edition

It has been eleven months since I last update the DeVos Family Reader. As always, there has been plenty to report on regarding the most powerful family in West Michigan. 

In Howard Zinn’s monumental book, A People’s History of the United States, he constantly juxtaposes the amazing things that people did to fight for liberation and the people behind the systems of oppression that social movements were fighting against. 

This is exactly why I have spent years monitoring, investigating and critiquing the DeVos Family. They are the most recognizable and powerful manifestation of the systems of power and oppression in West Michigan. Now, I know there are plenty of people who share the belief that without the DeVos Family, Grand Rapids wouldn’t be where it is today. I fully agree with that belief, but for reasons that are the exact opposite of those who hold the most powerful family in West Michigan in high regard. 

This updated version of the DeVos Family Reader includes information and analysis on a variety of local issues, even some that are not directly focused on the DeVos Family, but there are connections. 

The main issues that I have reported on since May of 2024 are:

• DeVos campaign contributions in the 2024 Elections, both in the Primary and the November Election.
• How the local commercial news media continues to acts as stenographers for the DeVos Family.
• How the DeVos Family continues to expand their wealthy by using public money for projects like the 3 Towers – announced last September, plus the new soccer stadium will be named the Amway Stadium. In addition, the DeVos and Van Andel families will be the owners of the new professional soccer team in Grand Rapids, which is what GRIID has predicted all along. 
• Lastly, GRIID has posted several articles about the connection between the DeVos Family and the Trump Administration, including their connection to the groups behind Project 2025.

The DeVos Family Reader is now up to 815 pages, with more than 3 decades of reporting on the most powerful family in West Michigan.