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Jane Fonda Revives Historic Committee to Combat Dissent Silencing

10/1/2025

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Jane Fonda revives the Committee for the First Amendment, founded by her father in the McCarthy Era, to counter government efforts to silence dissent.
Over 550 celebrities, including Barbra Streisand, Spike Lee, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, support the revival.
Fonda calls the moment urgent, stating, "This is the most frightening moment of my life."

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Story summary

Jane Fonda revives the Committee for the First Amendment, founded by her father in the McCarthy Era, to counter government efforts to silence dissent.
Over 550 celebrities, including Barbra Streisand, Spike Lee, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, support the revival.
Fonda calls the moment urgent, stating, "This is the most frightening moment of my life."