2026-04-19: Fascism Roundup

So far today: 2026-04-20 03:22am GMT

underdog (2026-04-18). DOG-EAT-DOG Selfishness Is the Root of All Evil. indybay.org Selfishness is the root of all evil, driving environmental destruction, social inequality, and political corruption. Ayn Rand's "Objectivism," libertarians, right-wing ideologues, and corporate elites, has brainwashed society to embrace individualism over collective responsibility, leading to corporate fascism and pathocracy (rule by sociopaths & psychopaths) destroying humanity and the world.

Ron Jacobs, Counter Punch. (2026-04-18). Protest Is Not Terrorism, No Matter What The DOJ Tries To Tell You. popularresistance.org I recently helped organize a talk by Dr. Tom Alter, who was fired from his job at Texas State University in the Fall of 2025, supposedly for a statement he made as a private citizen at an online socialism conference earlier that year. The firing was illegal and a lawsuit against those responsible for the action is currently underway. Tom Alter has been on the road on and off since then, discussing his case, the current repression against those against Trumpism, the US-Israeli genocide in Palestine, and ICE. A key element of his talk is his insistence that, not only should this repression be opposed in every possi…

WSWS (2026-04-18). Milei opens up Argentina's glaciers to destruction by mining companies. wsws.org The fascistic administration of President Javier Milei rammed through a bill modifying legal protections to glaciers to increase mining activity in the Andes.

LVP (2026-04-19). Justice 4 For All! CFA & the Acquittal Of CSU Channel Island CFA Professor John Caravell. indybay.org CSU Channel Island professor John Caravello was framed up by ICE and the US "Justice" Department after he went to the Glass House to defend immigrants there. He was charged with throwing tear gas projectiles at the ICE agents. He talks about the defense campaign and the active support of the CFA, students and community.

Julia Luz Betancourt (2026-04-18). Trump Order Halts Legal Aid for Migrant Youth as Colleges Partner With ICE. truthout.org She was beginning her spring semester as a second-year law student and paralegal when she received the news: The immigration clinic where she volunteered would have to stop all work, a demand directly from the Trump administration. The White House issued a stop-work order on Feb. 18, 2025, cutting off aid to federally funded unaccompanied children programs (UCPs) across the U.S. The programs… |

Daniel Hunter (2026-04-19). Orbán is Ousted After 16 Years as Hungarians Reject Authoritarian Rule. truthout.org On Sunday night, the streets of Budapest were filled. Tens of thousands of Hungarians poured into the streets along the Danube River, singing folk songs and waving flags celebrating the end of Viktor Orbán's rule. A young man named Mark Szekeres, his face painted with the colors of the Hungarian flag, told CBC News: "This election was about a clash of civilizations. Either you belong in a Western… |

LVP (2026-04-19). No Tax Funds for Israeli Genocide & US Imperialist Wars – Rally at SF Israeli Consulate. indybay.org

anonymous (2026-04-19). New Book by Anarchist / Anti-Imperialist Political Prisoner Casey Goonan. indybay.org Lines in the Sand: Writings on the Gaza Solidarity Encampment & Campus Flood at U.C. Berkeley from an Anarchist Pris ≠oner of War by Casey Goonan…

Ed Newman (2026-04-19). Civil society in Cuba calls for signatures for the Homeland. radiohc.cu Civil society in Cuba is calling for the popular movement "My Signature for the Homeland" starting this Sunday, April 19, in response to the imperialist threat, announced Yuniasky Crespo Baquero, head of the Ideological Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), today. | During her address at the closing of the 5th International Colloquium "Patria," the member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) stated that, with the signature of every inhabitant of this island, they will reaffirm the unwavering commitment to peace that is the essence of the Cuban nation, f…

aljazeera (2026-04-19). Why Britain's far-right celebrates a saint revered in Palestine. aljazeera.com Hundreds of far-right "Britain First" supporters marched in the streets of Manchester to celebrate Saint George.

Liza Rozovsky (2026-04-19). Who is behind the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire and will talks manage to disarm Hezbollah? haaretz.com U.S. President Donald Trump announced a cease-fire had been reached between Israel and Lebanon and the two countries' leaders were invited to the White House to start a peace process. What conditions are at the base of the cease-fire and is it even possible to disarm Hezbollah?

Gideon Levy (2026-04-18). No body, no answers: A Palestinian family is left in the dark about their fate. haaretz.com More than a week after their son went to the cucumber greenhouse and didn't return, the Subeihs are left asking who killed him and what happened on their own land. They were told a settler shot him and the Israeli army quickly seized the body…

Yonatan Englender (2026-04-18). Help wanted in Israel: Hangman. Steady work, benefits and strong sense of purpose guaranteed. haaretz.com The State of Israel seeks a proud, robust Jew who's willing to look a condemned Palestinian in the eye without flinching. Women need not apply…

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