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Jane Fonda isn't ready to pass the activism baton

Her Climate Forward conversation gives New York Times Events an archive highlight alongside interviews on ocean mining and solar power.

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New York Times Events Story of November 9, 2026Trari Newsroom

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The Power of Activism

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1:15Fonda credits Greta Thunberg and youth climate strikes with inspiring her renewed climate activism.
4:06She argues that climate action must confront fossil fuels directly, not focus solely on renewable energy.
7:44Her climate PAC backs down-ballot candidates as a route to changing environmental policy.
21:13Fonda argues that social progress repeatedly encounters backlash rather than following a straightforward path.
22:01She declines to pass the activism baton, then warns about deep-sea mining's effects on ocean ecosystems.

Catrin Einhorn asks Jane Fonda whether activism has become a relay race, and whether she is ready to hand over the baton. Fonda's answer is immediate: not yet.

That exchange closes "The Power of Activism," the Climate Forward conversation drawing the strongest daily viewing among New York Times Events' active uploads. The channel posted nothing new this week, but its environmental discussions brought fresh attention to questions of political organizing and energy policy.

Fonda describes how Greta Thunberg and youth climate strikes inspired her to launch Fire Drill Fridays in Washington. Her argument moves from protest to local elections: she explains why her climate PAC backs down-ballot candidates and insists that expanding renewable energy cannot substitute for confronting fossil fuels. Near the end, she warns against deep-sea mining.

That makes an interesting companion to "Ocean Mining: The Deepening Debate," another of the channel's most active videos. There, The Metals Company's Gerard Barron explains why his company wants to mine the seafloor, in conversation with Katrin Bennhold. "What's Next For Solar" completes the trio attracting the most daily views.

The broader week was modest: roughly 54,000 views, with subscribers unchanged at 310,000. Daily viewing is running at less than half its usual pace. Among nearby news-channel peers, The Root had a particularly substantial week for both views and subscriber growth. New York Times Events' week belonged instead to its existing stage conversations, with Fonda connecting street protest to the less conspicuous work of local ballots.

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