Arguably the biggest story being parroted and commodified in the corporate media these last couple weeks is the death of Russian “opposition leader” Alexei Navalny. I think it’s worth asking why, in a time where there are no shortage of domestic issues, are our media institutions dedicating so much time and energy to the death of a foreign activist?

In case you somehow missed it, Alexei Navalny, who was cast as the West’s answer to Vladimir Putin, died in a Russian prison under extremely mysterious circumstances with most fortuitous timing.