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Posts from the ‘Dissecting the Local News’ Category

1May 23, 2019DeVos Family decides to end their financial support of Congressman Amash: What the news media reported and what it omitted

1May 20, 2019A double standard: Undocumented immigrants count when Grand Rapids wants federal funds, but the City doesn’t want to end the GRPD’s cooperation with ICE

0May 7, 2019Changing the narrative in Grand Rapids: Deconstructing a Pro-Police meme

0May 4, 2019What MLive doesn’t tell us about the GEO Group and their new contract to run a Private Prison in Baldwin, Michigan

2April 28, 2019The legal defense for Catholic Charities West Michigan representing their lawsuit against the state of Michigan over adoption policy is listed as a Hate Group

2April 18, 2019Profiting from the legalization of Marijuana in Grand Rapids: The ongoing legacy of the racist War on Drugs

1April 18, 2019More GRPD video of police violence gets reaction from the community, the police union and the Friends of GRCops

0April 16, 2019New report shows that nearly half of Michigan residents face financial instability

1April 4, 2019Acton Institute reports on Trump visit to Grand Rapids: Says Detroit and Flint should be like Grand Rapids

0April 3, 2019Proposed Michigan Legislation would prevent local governments from passing ordinances limiting cooperation with ICE: Bill Sponsors have financial backing from the DeVos Family