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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

4February 20, 202320 years ago there was a movement in Grand Rapids to oppose the US war and occupation of Iraq: Part IV – Student organizing against the war and civil disobedience at the office of Congressman Ehlers.

7February 19, 2023False solutions and the housing crisis: Why groups like Housing Next in Kent County are a danger to a movement for housing justice

0February 16, 2023Our latest update to the DeVos Family Reader: Monitoring the most powerful family in West Michigan

0February 15, 2023Will the Democrats reverse Michigan’s Right to Work Law: Low hanging fruit in today’s Class War

1February 14, 2023While DeSantis gets headlines for whitewashing education curriculum, there are groups in West Michigan who are pushing the same anti-Black narrative

3February 13, 2023Blurring the lines between education and Neo-Liberal Capitalism: GVSU partners with local business to provide a talent pipeline

2February 12, 2023The audacity of lawyers: Postponing the trial for the cop that murdered Patrick Lyoya

4February 9, 202320 years ago there was a movement in Grand Rapids to oppose the US war and occupation of Iraq: Part III – Women in Black, global protests, and the lies of Colin Powell about WMDs

1February 8, 2023Why did Rep. Hillary Scholten vote for the Republican resolution that condemns Socialism?

0February 6, 2023Having the City of Grand Rapids sponsor the annual Cesar Chavez march cheapens the legacy of the farmworker movement and perpetuates an already performative act that excludes those who labor in the fields