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Author Archives: Dave Bradley
Child Labor And Wage Theft: Labor In Iowa
Iowa has been the center of negative national attention this legislative session for many egregious act, not the least of which is changing child labor laws to put kids to work earlier, in more dangerous situations and for longer hours. … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Iowa legislature 2023
Tagged child labor, labor as a commodity, wage theft
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LTTE Plus A Debt Ceiling Mislead
Here is another good Letter to the Editor by friend of BFIA Don Paulson: Republican U.S. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is still part of the problem and not the solution. Congress needs to raise the debt ceiling as soon as possible … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 election, debt ceiling, Economy, Republican Policy, tax cuts for the wealthy, Veterans
Tagged Miller-Meeks
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Thank You, March For Our Lives And Iowa WTF
1 minute: We here at blogforiowa would like to extend our thanks and admiration for the young people that stood up to the Republican controlled legislature after Republicans passed yet another insane bill that puts more guns into wider circulation. … Continue reading
Posted in gun control, Iowa legislature 2023
Tagged Iowa WTF, March for our Lives Iowa, mass murders, mass shootings, protest, school shootings
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Sunday Funday: International Workers Day Is May 1st Edition
7th grader stops school bus after driver passes out (1:30) Tomorrow May 1st is International Worker’s Day often more commonly known as May Day. No plan to go into a long discussion of the day, just to note that while … Continue reading
Posted in #nevertrump, Humor
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One More Thought On The Debt Ceiling
Few have the credibility that Professor Robert Reich has on the economy (3 minutes): We need to add some thoughts about what has gotten us into this media frenzied Republican exploited so called “debt crisis.” No matter how anyone looks … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Economy, Republican hypocrisy, Republican mythology, Republican Policy
Tagged budget process, Democrats fiscally sound, raise taxes on the rich, Republicans fiscally unsound
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Debt Ceiling: Iowa Reps Don’t Represent Iowa
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries tells the truth (1:30): 'How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility?' During a debt ceiling debate, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ripped into the GOP & past Republican presidents like Reagan, Bush, and Trump … Continue reading
Posted in debt ceiling, Republican hypocrisy, Republican Policy, Veterans
Tagged cuts for poor, cuts for the disabled, cuts to education, cuts to veterans, Iowa US House delegation, Marianette Miller-Meeks, medicaid, SNAP
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A Rant From Twitter:
(5:38) Why Youth Will Not Vote For Republicans: Andrew Wortman lets loose in a rant on why youth in America will no longer vote for Republicans. We are just beginning to see this rebellion taking place. Young voters have long … Continue reading
Sunday Funday: Earth Day Was Yesterday Edition
(2:40) There just didn’t seem to be enough exciting news on the climate change front to use space for Earth Day yesterday. Earth Day is significant, but only one day during which a lot of politicians and other notables pretend … Continue reading
Now We Are What They Said We Were
(3 minutes) Those of us who have lived in Iowa all or most of their lives know that Iowa has been the butt of many comments on how the state is backward, the populous dumb and way out of step … Continue reading
A Graph Can Speak Volumes
US federal deficit by president. Makes it clear which is the party of fiscal responsibility. And it ain’t the radical Republican right. pic.twitter.com/sHGMQ4E109 — Michael Okuda (@MikeOkuda) October 23, 2022 That trend line is more than self explanatory. Were we … Continue reading
Posted in debt limit, Economy, Republican Policy
Tagged debt ceiling, default, Democratic deficits, National debt, Republican deficits
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