"For example, almost every mainstream story I’ve read or heard about the financial struggles of Sears, Toys R Us, and other brick-and-mortar retailers leaves out the role of private equity, debt..."
I hate it when a story spends 2 paragraphs getting to a point, and then the very first point that's made is wrong.
I think the truth of the quoted statement hinges on the value of "mainstream". Yes, I've read articles that say the death of Toys R Us, et al. was due to a variety of factors including financial manipulations, but certainly a lot of articles and TV news went with the "Well, Amazon killed another store" simplification.
I hate it when a story spends 2 paragraphs getting to a point, and then the very first point that's made is wrong.
Am I the carry on reading or what?