The Iskra Journal
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A mostly-words venture that elaborates on themes I have been exploring for several decades on my design, art and politics blogs. Here I will write about the connections between art, politics, life and community, and how we bridge the disconnections of time, space, tribe and opinion to live a life of meaning and purpose. (See more here.) Contact me at TheIskraJournal (at) gmail (dot) com.
Category: History and Politics
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In today’s health news it is increasingly rare to hear something positive. But this week my ears pricked up at reports of what may be an upside to the Trump administration’s obsessive interest in women’s bodies: the new crash test dummy designed for real women. For 40 years, a female crash test dummy has been…
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Today is my birthday. Every September 11 since the “original” September 11, I metaphorically hide under the bed, hoping something bad does not happen. Something terrible happened yesterday, which has seeped into today with profound effect. In spite of my best intentions to avoid the news cycle, this morning I spent an hour and a…
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In nature there is rarely a “pure” color. Red blends into purple, yellow fades to ochre, every ultramarine shades into violet and then a stem of green. Flags do not behave like this. Flags stake a claim to solids, and on the holiday it is jarring to look up from the garden and see red…
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Challenges in business are a given, but it’s our response to them that defines our trajectory. Looking beyond the immediate obstacle, there lies a realm of opportunity and learning.
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