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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

9October 24, 2021After 21 years of fighting to get public funding for private education in Michigan, Betsy DeVos finally gets what she wanted with new legislation passed last week

0October 20, 2021The Devil is in the Details: The Business of Grand Rapids is Business and Business Development……as long as the public pays for it

2October 18, 2021Managed Community Engagement: Police Chief searches and the con of public input

1October 17, 2021West Michigan Far Right Watch for the week of October 18: Patriot Streetfighters, so-called labor shortages and the Restoration of America

0October 12, 2021Do the street name changes in Grand Rapids really honor Dr. King and Cesar Chavez?

0October 11, 2021Indigenous People’s Day: As White people, we need to come to terms with Settler Colonialism Part II

2October 10, 2021Indigenous People’s Day: As White people, we need to come to terms with Settler Colonialism Part I

0October 7, 2021Grand Rapids welcomes another non-profit that perpetuates White Saviorism

9October 5, 2021During 18 months of a Pandemic, the wealth of Doug & Hank Meijer has grown by $6.7 Billion

0October 4, 2021Who has really benefitted since Michigan became a Right to Work state, according to the West Michigan Policy Forum