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t r u t h o u t | 05.16
Five Principles for Independent Media in 2014
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23739-five-principles-of-independent-=
media-for-2014
Joe Macar=C3=A9 and Maya Schenwar, Truthout: "What principles should indepe=
ndent media follow? If we want the things we say about ourselves to ring tr=
ue in 2014's media landscape, how should we act, write and envision our mis=
sion and purpose? We hope to point the way toward an independent media that=
serves the future and the people who live in it."
John Pilger | Break the Silence: A World War Is Beckoning
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23733-break-the-silence-a-world-war-i=
s-beckoning
John Pilger, Truthout: For the first time since the Reagan years, the US is=
threatening to take the world to war. Like the ruins of Iraq and Afghanist=
an, Ukraine has been turned into a CIA theme park - run by CIA Director Joh=
n Brennan in Kiev, and the question begs to be answered: Why do we tolerate=
this?
Six Reasons to Be Afraid of the Private Sector/Government Security State
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23728-six-reasons-to-be-afraid-of-the=
-private-sector-government-security-state
Mark Karlin, Truthout: Once corporations have legal immunity for cooperatio=
n with intelligence agencies through the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Pro=
tection Act, reclaiming rights that have been secretly annulled will be muc=
h more difficult, says author Beatrice Edwards in this interview.
In Fracking Hotbed, a Muted Approach to Regulation
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23735-in-fracking-hotbed-a-muted-approach-to=
-regulation
Naveena Sadasivam, ProPublica: In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and t=
oxic waste is abundant, legislators in 2013 had the chance to decide how be=
st to monitor the state's vast amounts of toxic material. Despite calls to =
require that the waste be rigorously tested for contamination, however, the=
state legislature signed off on only modest oversight measures.
Robert D. Kaplan's Geopolitical Bunkum: Inside the Fanciful World of Stratf=
or
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23650-robert-d-kaplans-geopolitical-b=
unkum-inside-the-fanciful-world-of-stratfor
Steve Breyman, Truthout: Robert D. Kaplan of Stratfor and The Atlantic is a=
n imperial messenger. His "geopolitical analyses" obfuscate, overlook and o=
mit crucial elements of reality, past and present. He is a propagandist for=
empire and a useful tool for the military-industrial complex.
US Politicians Line Pockets With Funds From Ecuador's Billionaire Bankers o=
n the Lam in US
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/23722-the-best-protection-money-can-b=
uy-us-politicians-line-pockets-with-funds-from-ecuadors-billionaire-bankers
Josephine Simmons, Truthout: Two billionaire brothers convicted of embezzle=
ment and fraud in their native Ecuador are now living in Florida, enjoying =
immunity from extradition, while members of Congress accept campaign contri=
butions from their family members.
How NATO Jabs Russia on Ukraine
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23737-how-nato-jabs-russia-on-ukraine
Ray McGovern, Consortium News: The US mainstream media portrays the Ukraine=
crisis as a case of Russian "imperialism," but the reality is that Moscow =
has been reacting to aggressive moves by Washington to expand NATO to Russi=
a's border in violation of a post-Cold War pledge.
Amy Goodman | After Praise From Obama, Walmart Settles $21 Million Wage The=
ft Suit
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23753-walmart-and-contractor-settle-$21-mill=
ion-wage-theft-suit-days-after-obama-praises-penny-pinching-retailer
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!: Just days after President Obama praised Walmar=
t's business practices in a speech at one of its California stores, more th=
an 1,800 warehouse workers in the state have settled a major wage theft law=
suit against one of the retail giant's largest contractors.
The Girl Who Sparked Brown v. Board of Education
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23748-the-girl-who-sparked-brown-v-board-of-=
education
Nadine Bloch, Waging Nonviolence: While the decision in this case, Brown v.=
Board of Education, has received a lot of ink over the last six decades, t=
he stories and people behind the landmark decision are even more vividly co=
mpelling and inspiring than the sea-changing unanimous ruling itself.
The Top Six Facts in the Walker Dark Money Criminal Probe
http://truth-out.org/news/item/23743-top-six-facts-in-the-walker-dark-money=
-criminal-probe
Brendan Fischer, PR Watch: In the wake of a federal court's recent ruling h=
alting a state criminal investigation into spending during the 2011 and 201=
2 recall elections for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, misinformation about th=
e investigation and court rulings has run rampant. Here are six facts to he=
lp clarify.
What Will the World Inherit From Genetically Engineered Salmon?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/23744-what-will-the-world-inherit-from-ge=
-salmon
Dr. Gerry Goeden, Independent Science News: In itself, increasing the produ=
ction of salmon is good for people and the economy. But it hasn't so far be=
en good for the environment: Because we have decided not to let nature do t=
he "selecting," the salmon we have been breeding are weak and dependent.
TRUTHOUT'S BUZZFLASH DAILY HEADLINES
Are Charter Schools in New Orleans the 2014 Version of Plantation Education=
?
Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: =C2=A0A teenage student writes a scathi=
ng critique of the prison-like rules and inherent "benevolent" racism of he=
r New Orleans charter school.
Read the BuzzFlash Commentary
http://truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/are-charter-schools-in-new-orlean=
s-the-2014-version-of-plantation-education
When It Comes to Expanding the US Oil Empire, Expect Chaos in Ukraine and N=
igeria=20
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/expanding-us-oil-empire-expec=
t-chaos
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
OathKeepers: We Distributed Ammo to "Mentally Imbalanced" Bundy Thugs
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/15/1299474/-OathKeepers-We-Distribute=
d-Ammo-To-Mentally-Imbalanced-Bundy-Thugs#
Read the Article at Daily Kos
The Fascinating Bedlam of Creationism
http://www.truth-out.org/buzzflash/commentary/the-fascinating-bedlam-of-cre=
ationism
Read the Article at BuzzFlash
Not the "Illuminati": How Fundamentalist Christians Are Infiltrating State =
and Federal Government
http://rhrealitycheck.org/article/2014/05/13/illuminati-fundamentalist-chri=
stians-infiltrating-state-federal-government/
Read the Article at RH Reality Check
Paul Krugman | Points of No Return
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/opinion/krugman-points-of-no-return.html?=
_r=3D0
Read the Article at The New York Times
Republicans Turn On Each Other Ahead of Key Primaries
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/republicans-turn-ahead-key-primaries/
Read the Article at PBS Newshour
Pakistan Wants Drones, and It Doesn't Need America's Permission to Get Them
http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/pakistan-wants-drones-and-it-doesn-=
t-need-america-s-permission-to-get-them-20140515
Read the Article at National Journal
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Are Charter Schools in New Orleans the 2014 Version of Plantation Education? </strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: normal;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.2"><strong>Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: </strong>A teenage student writes a scathing critique of the prison-like rules and inherent "benevolent" racism of her New Orleans charter school.</p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7zkriOMrN5FVUtIAy37yYrrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the BuzzFlash Commentary</strong></a></p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>When It Comes to Expanding the US Oil Empire, Expect Chaos in Ukraine and Nigeria</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xs9u2OyepPPCv8%2BK1mWWDLrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>OathKeepers: We Distributed Ammo to "Mentally Imbalanced" Bundy Thugs</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Ne3gcR9od7cwxyCZqeL6A7rtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at Daily Kos</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Fascinating Bedlam of Creationism</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GFlGz7X5jYH179uU51yyTrrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at BuzzFlash</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Not the "Illuminati": How Fundamentalist Christians Are Infiltrating State and Federal Government</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=LKccD1zKw6KTA5f80Ny4prrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at RH Reality Check</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Paul Krugman | Points of No Return</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=FFkOaOmARQFJ2xgYAYFAf7rtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at The New York Times</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Republicans Turn On Each Other Ahead of Key Primaries</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=QXy4F0KwykY7d5LzW12d%2FbrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article at PBS Newshour</strong></a></p>
 
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.1em 0;font-size: 110%; color: #000000 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Pakistan Wants Drones, and It Doesn't Need America's Permission to Get Them</strong></p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Joe Macaré and Maya Schenwar, Truthout:</strong> "What principles should independent media follow? If we want the things we say about ourselves to ring true in 2014's media landscape, how should we act, write and envision our mission and purpose? We hope to point the way toward an independent media that serves the future and the people who live in it."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=wULjL6g7A9bCw2swBBI8a7rtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ryoMWYTLtiP%2BmC9SYD9dlbrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>John Pilger | Break the Silence: A World War Is Beckoning</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>John Pilger, Truthout:</strong> For the first time since the Reagan years, the US is threatening to take the world to war. Like the ruins of Iraq and Afghanistan, Ukraine has been turned into a CIA theme park - run by CIA Director John Brennan in Kiev, and the question begs to be answered: Why do we tolerate this?</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gAkkq3z1PcPVW70BVwsWx7rtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=3re92qES3oyswBtBuJE8pbrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Six Reasons to Be Afraid of the Private Sector/Government Security State</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Mark Karlin, Truthout:</strong> Once corporations have legal immunity for cooperation with intelligence agencies through the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, reclaiming rights that have been secretly annulled will be much more difficult, says author Beatrice Edwards in this interview.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aZrcLLwOpa%2B2TA7%2B2UIfH7rtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Interview</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=GV9lCwWx4p5iL%2BhDSL5sGLrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>In Fracking Hotbed, a Muted Approach to Regulation</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Naveena Sadasivam, ProPublica:</strong> In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and toxic waste is abundant, legislators in 2013 had the chance to decide how best to monitor the state's vast amounts of toxic material. Despite calls to require that the waste be rigorously tested for contamination, however, the state legislature signed off on only modest oversight measures.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=nL%2Fk%2Bl4QFKPySWa%2FruHwMLrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CxnphXr33hccJ6i%2FnSJluLrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Robert D. Kaplan's Geopolitical Bunkum: Inside the Fanciful World of Stratfor</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Steve Breyman, Truthout:</strong> Robert D. Kaplan of Stratfor and <em>The Atlantic</em> is an imperial messenger. His "geopolitical analyses" obfuscate, overlook and omit crucial elements of reality, past and present. He is a propagandist for empire and a useful tool for the military-industrial complex.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=dbrHg2Gb%2B5bBUsKBCWKQuLrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=p3EJJopNIPY7Kbrt%2BgwrnrrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>US Politicians Line Pockets With Funds From Ecuador's Billionaire Bankers on the Lam in US</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Josephine Simmons, Truthout:</strong> Two billionaire brothers convicted of embezzlement and fraud in their native Ecuador are now living in Florida, enjoying immunity from extradition, while members of Congress accept campaign contributions from their family members.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2q8sr4kZ2tCmApV1xAVFUrrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=aL4%2B%2FG646BodHAuF8agj4brtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>How NATO Jabs Russia on Ukraine</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Ray McGovern, Consortium News:</strong> The US mainstream media portrays the Ukraine crisis as a case of Russian "imperialism," but the reality is that Moscow has been reacting to aggressive moves by Washington to expand NATO to Russia's border in violation of a post-Cold War pledge.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=og5iIdL%2FyRaUw0RchgfMabrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=VnRV5LBkYx1lhvKwL7dF2rrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>Amy Goodman | After Praise From Obama, Walmart Settles $21 Million Wage Theft Suit</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!:</strong> Just days after President Obama praised Walmart's business practices in a speech at one of its California stores, more than 1,800 warehouse workers in the state have settled a major wage theft lawsuit against one of the retail giant's largest contractors.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2%2FOABn5LLgDOwVmsYHlAy7rtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Watch the Video and Read the Transcript</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JWMYIEEGiodWT1flMd36TrrtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Girl Who Sparked <em>Brown v. Board of Education</em></strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Nadine Bloch, Waging Nonviolence:</strong> While the decision in this case, <em>Brown v. Board of Education</em>, has received a lot of ink over the last six decades, the stories and people behind the landmark decision are even more vividly compelling and inspiring than the sea-changing unanimous ruling itself.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RlkTY%2BLuIWVU02Vd%2F%2F%2Fqj7rtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=gWXv3gVTBOX6kSL%2B6niGMSXBXyc1tfBS" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>The Top Six Facts in the Walker Dark Money Criminal Probe</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Brendan Fischer, PR Watch:</strong> In the wake of a federal court's recent ruling halting a state criminal investigation into spending during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, misinformation about the investigation and court rulings has run rampant. Here are six facts to help clarify.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=l0eDDpJNHqRLF4ijOTdDriXBXyc1tfBS" style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XpOX661GXPtH%2F7wBTWepK7rtokIRXVJz" style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000"><strong>What Will the World Inherit From Genetically Engineered Salmon?</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Dr. Gerry Goeden, Independent Science News:</strong> In itself, increasing the production of salmon is good for people and the economy. But it hasn't so far been good for the environment: Because we have decided not to let nature do the "selecting," the salmon we have been breeding are weak and dependent.</p>
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