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#70 - Steven Donziger - Fighting Big Oil & the price of justice

Season 2, Ep. 1

See the video on Youtube! Steven Donziger is a lawyer and environmental rights defender who successfully represented victims of oil dumping in Ecuador by oil company Chevron and paid the price with an unprecedented retaliation by Big Oil, which included being sued for 60 billion dollars, spending 3 years under House Arrest, 6 months in prison and the loss of his right to work and travel, still to this day. On this episode we discuss his scandalous story, what it means for activism generally, what lays ahead and his hope of a pardon from President Biden. Please support Steven at : https://www.freedonziger.com


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