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Jane Fonda relaunches her father’s McCarthy-era free speech initiative

Jane Fonda relaunches her father’s McCarthy-era free speech initiative

Oscar-winning actor and progressive activist Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a free speech initiative originally spearheaded by her father, Hollywood icon Henry Fonda, in response to the rise of “McCarthyism” during the 1940s. “The federal government is once again engaged in a coordinated campaign to silence critics in the government, the media, the judiciary, academia, …

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Jane Fonda leads hundreds to re-launch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech : NPR

Jane Fonda leads hundreds to re-launch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech : NPR

Clockwise from top left: Jane Fonda, John Legend, Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Billie Eilish, and Spike Lee. Led by Fonda, hundreds of celebrities have signed on to a letter in defense of free speech and free expression, re-launching a McCarthy-era committee. Neilson Barnard; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy; David Livingston; Dia Dipasupil; Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Karl Lagerfeld; …

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