Keep Hope Alive by Prospect: Generations published on 2023-03-16T15:01:50Z This is the second episode of our Prospect: Generations podcast, in which younger and older Prospect staff discuss culture, politics, history, and more. This time co-founder Robert Kuttner joins writing fellow Ramenda Cyrus to discuss the hope in politics. Robert describes his time growing up and becoming politically active in the 1960s, when rapid progress was being made and optimism was only logical, only for major backsliding to happen starting in the mid-1970s. Ramenda, by contrast, recounts coming of age during a time of significant social progress yet extreme and growing economic inequality. Perhaps a political battle is necessary to find a sense of meaning in life. As Robert quotes Camus’ famous aphorism, “one must consider Sisyphus happy,” because “the joy is in the struggle.” Is that true? Is there any other reason for hope and optimism today? Listen here to find out! Music credit: Oleksandr Stepanov from Pixabay Genre News & Politics Comment by Sejscheid There were many things I appreciated about this episode--and applause, overall, to Prospect, for this series. One, particularly, was Robert Kuttner's commentary on the to and fro of change (he said it better). That is, you make a little progress, then there is enormous pushback. It's hard to keep hope alive while the pushback is in ascendance. We're in a period like that right now, for women and girls, for the gender ideology movement is horrifyingly regressive against gains it took women 50-100 years to attain. I do hope the Prospect will listen, as Kuttner also wisely notes is so important, to the women and girls who are trying to fight back against this. 2023-03-18T22:44:56Z
