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Posts from the ‘Dissecting the Local News’ Category

0August 7, 2019WOOD TV8 coverage of Environmental Justice report fails to acknowledge the systemic racism that contributes to environmental hazards in specific neighborhoods in Grand Rapids

0August 7, 2019Grand Rapids and its superstar status: Praising economic growth while ignoring poverty and the wealth gap

0July 29, 2019Racial & Class disparities in local public education: Another look at the recent GRPS school improvement article from MLive

1July 23, 2019Eulogy for a White Supremacist in Michigan: MLive downplays the role that John Tanton played in nurturing the current anti-Immigrant and White Supremacist climate in the US

0July 22, 20193rd Congressional candidate Lynn Afendoulis tours US Border Detention facilities, praises law enforcement officials who feel hurt by criticisms over treatment of detainees

2July 8, 2019Borrow money from Teacher pensions to pay for the roads: The West Michigan Policy Forum, Neoliberal Economic Austerity measures and how to undermine the Public Sector

0July 8, 2019Amash and the threat to the Two Party System