As a person who sees the struggle with Russia and China as being about the nationalization of resources, which means the sharing of wealth with the workforce, versus ownership of resources by capitalists who oppress, terrorize, or enslave labor, I find the following articles important this week.

KATYA KAZBEK, in an interview posted at the Grayzone, gives a description of Navalny and his promotion by western forces that I think may reach some Americans who have fallen for the false idolatry. I wish her criticism of Navalny were stronger, and I wish her support of Putin was more comprehensive, but I think she's good at pointing out the weakness in the Navalny myth. I have bolded the excerpts I find most important.

Caitlin Johnstone expresses what has been most important about Stephen Cohen's hard work against the merchants of death.

https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2020/09/19/stephen-cohen-has-died-remember-...

Caitlin Johnstone
September 19, 2020

The CIA needs to take a cue from Hollywood.
Everyone hates a formulaic sequel.
A week ago this was the story.

Year after year, every time that there was an unproven, poorly-sourced rumour about Russia, Democrats demanded new sanctions.

The media is obsessed with our standoff with China, but just as important is Washington's aggressive and hostile policy against our European allies, like Germany.

The Trump administration's policy of all-stick/no-carrot continues to fail.
This time with Iran.

Of the Democratic Party's many betrayals of it's grassroots base, uniting with the neocons, the same group that have never been right about anything, may have been the worst stab-in-the-back.

Evil leader of Russia and interferer of elections, Vladamir Putin, agreed. “In our wildest ambitions, we never would have tried to get a straight out Communist to win the nomination in a major U.S. party,” Putin said. “I don’t know how we’re supposed to interfere and add to that.” Putin hung his head sadly. “It’s like people don’t even need a Russia anymore.”