On with Kara Swisher Jane Fonda on How to Turn Rage Into Hope
Feb 12, 2026
Jane Fonda, actress and lifelong activist focused on climate, democracy, and social justice. She discusses treating climate and democratic threats as linked crises. She explains building a climate PAC and local electoral strategies. She talks about protecting free expression, confronting industry consolidation, and turning despair into action through organized campaigns.
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Recreating A Historic Committee
- Jane revived the Committee for the First Amendment, inspired by Hollywood's resistance to McCarthyism.
- The relaunch quickly gained thousands of members and movement support worldwide.
Talk To People Where They Are
- Go into communities, listen, avoid partisan lecturing, and present facts to change minds.
- Prioritize meaningful, in-person organizing over viral but shallow outreach.
Rebuild Local Organizing
- Jane says Democratic organizing has weakened by prioritizing donors over local engagement.
- Effective movements rebuild local organizing and community investment to win hearts and votes.