Inland Empire Progressive

The recent scramble by some California Democrats gubernatorial candidates to propose gas tax cuts in response to rising fuel prices because of the Trump Administration's Israel First War with Iran is strategically backward. At the exact moment when the California's dependence on oil is forcing a long-overdue reckoning, Democrats, as usual, are choosing cowardice and convenience over vision. Gas prices are a signal. And right now, instead of that signal pointing toward a clean energy future, Democrats are wavering, trying to placate oil executives who benefit most from this crisis. This is a mistake. If Democrats truly believe in transitioning away from fossil fuels, this current crisis should be embraced by aggressively investing into solar infrastructure, battery technology, EV incentives, and modernized transit systems. This is how you build the next economy. Cutting gas taxes is easy. Restoring them is politically radioactive. Once you lower that revenue stream, it rarely co...

On January 18, Gelareh Bagherzadeh was shot at point blank range while on the cell phone with her boyfriend. She was a medical student studying molecular biology. She was an also advocate for Women's Rights in Iran. While this may or may not have been a hit, with the current hostilities between the United States and Iran almost at their pinnacle I would not be surprised if it was.  Please pray for her family and for peace.

As a student of Information Security, I try to keep abreast of the latest news developments about this subject. I was cruising through my usual political sites, when I happened upon this little tidbit. It looks like a Cyber War is coming between the United States and Iran. I wonder what that would actually be like…to be in war fought entirely online? Good article by Tina Casey at www.talkingpointsmemo.com Duqu And Stuxnet Could Be Cousins In Arms Against Iran | TPM Idea Lab