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The ruling "vindicates years and years, decades of independent scientific work" studying Roundup, says journalist @careygillam. Gillam authored the book "Whitewash," on Monsanto's longstanding efforts to silence oppositional voices & scientific research about glyphosate. #DNlive
The court found that not only does Roundup cause cancer, but Monsanto acted with malice, says Brent Wisner. "This started 20 years ago. Monsanto has known that their product can cause cancer, and has gone out of its way to ignore it, and/or fight any science that suggests a link"
"His cancer, while he was spraying, had transformed from a relatively controllable type… to one that's essentially a death sentence. And the fact that Monsanto never called him back, the fact that they never warned him, deprived him of the ability to make an informed choice."
On-air now: We're speaking with attorney Brent Wisner of @baumhedlund, who represented school groundskeeper Dewayne Lee Johnson against Monsanto. Johnson developed cancer after using the Roundup weed killer, which contains glyphosate. Doctors say he is unlikely to live past 2020.
Then—@shireen818 discusses the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led airstrike on Thursday that killed dozens of Yemeni schoolchildren, and reporter @mokhbersahafi explains @AP's new investigation into secret U.S. deals with al-Qaeda in Yemen. Live 8-9AM ET: democracynow.org
TODAY: After a historic verdict ordering Monsanto to pay $289M to a school groundskeeper who developed cancer after using Roundup weed killer, we speak with his attorney Brent Wisner & journalist @careygillam. Stream 8-9AM ET: democracynow.org
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