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Posts by Jeff Smith (GRIID)

1August 2, 2020When will we stop centering cop voices: Confronting the White Liberal view of Policing

1July 30, 2020Front running GOP candidates for Congress are both backed by members of the Grand Rapids Power Structure

6July 29, 2020Grand Rapids is using bureaucratic management to further marginalize the Defund the GRPD campaign

0July 28, 2020GRPS plans to start the school year with distance learning, but lots of questions remain about how this will all work

5July 28, 2020Grand Rapids Police Officers Association endorses the most far right candidate running for the 3rd Congressional District

0July 27, 2020One of the largest police unions in Michigan endorses Trump, saying the President’s opposition to defunding police is why he gets their support

0July 26, 2020Betsy DeVos sends an additional $85 million of public money to private schools in the nation’s capital

0July 24, 2020Most Democrats, including Michigan Senator’s Peters and Stabenow, voted against a reduction in US military spending

2July 23, 2020What is problematic about the recent announcement from Grand Rapids to have mental health workers collaborate with the GRPD?

2July 21, 2020Coming to terms with the function of policing in the US and in Grand Rapids Part II