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Stop Whining About 'False Balance'
RollingStone | Matt Taibbi | 09/16/16

Everyone wants to blame reporters for the rise of Donald Trump. How about the media consumer?

News media outlets are increasingly coming under fire for the sin of "false balance" or "false equivalency." The New York Times, one of the outlets most often accused of this offense, recently defined the term:

"The practice of journalists who, in their zeal to be fair, present each side of a debate as equally credible, even when the factual evidence is stacked heavily on one side."

The crime of The Times, according to some of its readers, has been its coverage of the Clinton email and Clinton Foundation stories. As one Times reader put it, "There's too much at stake in this election for the media to stoke the belief that Hillary's mistakes (which she has definitely made) are even close to par with Trump's." ... Read more

Elizabeth Warren Slams Wells Fargo CEO Stumpf: "You Should Resign, You Should Be Criminally Investigated"
ZeroHedge | author | 09/20/16

As was widely expected, the main event during today's John Stumpf hearing before the Senate Banking Committee was the moments when anti-bank crusader, Elizabeth Warren would get to the mic. She did not hold back, and immediately launched into a full-blown attack on the one topic Americans find most disturbing: the utter lack of accountability, despite Stumpf's repeaeted protestations to the contrary.

"Since this massive year's long scam came to light you have said 'I am accountable', but what have you done to hold yourself accountable? Have you resigned? Have you returned one nickel of the money you earned while this scandal was going on?" After Stumpf failed to respond, Warren replied in his stead: "I will take that as a no."

When Stumpf confirmed that he has not fired a single senior executives, Warren slammed what he called "gutless leadership." ... Read more

C-SPAN | Sen. Warren to Wells Fargo CEO: "You should resign." (09/20/16) [8:56]

Fox News | Senate to grill Wells Fargo CEO over accounts scandal (09/19/16) [3:48]

Syria Burning: A Short History of a Catastrophe by Charles Glass

Since the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civil war has claimed in excess of 200,000 lives, with an estimated 8 million Syrians, more than a third of the country's population, forced to flee their homes. Militant Sunni groups, such as ISIS, have taken control of large swathes of the nation. The impact of this catastrophe is now being felt on the streets of Europe and the United States.

Veteran Middle East expert Charles Glass combines reportage, analysis, and history to provide an accessible overview of the origins and permutations defining the conflict. He also gives a powerful argument for why the West has failed to get to grips with the consequences of the crisis.

These Are The Faces Of European Regions Facing Depopulation Today
HP | Gaia Mellone | 09/20/16

A demographic crisis is unfolding across Europe, with birth rates plummeting at alarming rates. For a photo project titled "Negative Zero," English-Swedish artist and journalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind grabbed her camera and embarked on a road trip to photograph some of the communities hardest hit by the disaster. Driving from London to the country of Georgia, Taylor-Lind visited a number of cities with declining populations in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Russia, and the Caucasus. Read more

Former 'Star Wars' Star Moved to Psychiatric FacilityFormer 'Star Wars' Star Moved to Psychiatric Facility
magazine | author | date

Jake Lloyd, who played Anakin Skywalker in 'Star Wars: The Phantom Menace,' has been moved from a jail cell to a psychiatric facility. Jake's been behind bars since June for taking cops on a chase that exceeded speeds of 100 mph. The actor's mom, Lisa, tells us authorities reached the conclusion he needed help more than punishment, because he suffers from schizophrenia ... thus the move. Read more

Matthew Perry says past substance abuse has caused him to forget 'three years' of 'Friends'
AOL | Alex Ungerman | 09/20/16

During a recent interview on BBC Radio 2 in Britain, the 46-year-old actor found himself unable to recall his least favorite episode of Friends due to his admitted substance abuse at the time. "I think the answer is I don't remember three years of it," he candidly admitted. "So none of those... somewhere between season three and six."

"You can't have a drug problem for 30 years and then expect to have it be solved in 28 days," adding, "Getting sober is a really hard thing to do." Read more

'The Case of: JonBenet Ramsey': Everything We Learned From Part Two
RollingStone | Rachel Brodsky | 090/20/16

In conclusion of docuseries, CBS team suggests that Burke Ramsey is the killer -- but stop short of formally accusing him

CBS | The Case Of: JonBenét Ramsey - Preview (08/17/16) [3:09]