Many migrant farmworkers fear seeking justice due to their undocumented status and lack of legal resources.
Monsanto
Monsanto has long had the upper hand over the farmers who use its products.
In response, a Monsanto consultant wrote, “You can’t beat up … dumb mothers, but you can beat up the organic industry.”
Monsanto asked a judge to bar Carey Gilliam’s book “Whitewash” from being introduced as evidence in a cancer lawsuit.
Monsanto ran a center to surveil and discredit journalists and activists who criticized its business.
“Gordon v. Monsanto” starts August 19 in St. Louis County Circuit Court.
This is the third such ruling against Monsanto in less than a year.
Sanders unveiled an ambitious plan to take on agriculture behemoths.
CounterSpin interviews Carey Gillam on the Monsanto lawsuits.
The latest ruling against Monsanto comes as the company is facing thousands of similar lawsuits nationwide.