MAHA moms test their influence in US glyphosate fight

On April 27, a few hundred protesters gathered in front of the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC, holding signs with slogans like “How much cancer is acceptable?” and “Monsanto knew”. Inside, the court was hearing oral arguments in the case Monsanto Company v Durnell, which could make it harder to sue Monsanto’s parent company, Bayer, over allegations that the nation’s most widely used herbicide, glyphosate, causes cancer. Recommended Stories list of 4 items end of list Glyphosate was, until recently, the key ingredient in the Bayer product Roundup. The company has, to date, settled almost 100,000 such cases, paying about $11bn to plaintiffs. Tens of thousands of unsettled cases remain, and cases continue to be filed. Headlining this “People vs Poison” rally were a handful of newly prominent “MAHA moms” – influencers and grassroots organisers who rallied behind Robert F Kennedy Jr’s presidential run. When US President Donald Trump promised to bring Kennedy on as health secretary to help “Make America Healthy Again”, he got a boost from that base. But much to their dismay, the Trump administration backed Bayer at the Supreme Court. “A government that shields corporations from the people does not serve the public. It is captured. And Americans see this capture!” said Kelly Ryerson, known on Instagram as “Glyphosate Girl”. …