October 2011
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September 2011
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The Yogi and His Baggage…
Jessica Reinhart Grassroots Community Manager
After the fourth debate and unknowingly adding fuel to his fire, we decided to agree to disagree – the Yogi and me, that is.
When I say yogi I’m referring to my friend and business partner, Wayde who has been working with me on the drug pricing advocacy campaign since I’ve arrived in New Jersey two months ago. I refer to him as a “yogi” ...
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Human Lives vs. Profits: The Intellectual Property...
Denys Nazarov Global Policy Coordinator
Next time you decide to embarrass your friend by singing “Happy Birthday to You” in public in honor of his or her birthday, think again because you might violate an intellectual property law by performing it without paying royalties.
This may sound ridiculous to some, but the song rakes in about $2 million a year in royalties. Such idiosyncrasies in...
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AIDS Advocates Escorted Out of Hotel After Tough...
Jessica Reinhart Grassroots Community Manager
I was among a group of AIDS advocates who infiltrated the Morgan Stanley investor conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 13th to ask a Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) rep about lowering the company’s AIDS drug prices.
At the end of the conference my business partner Wayde of U.P.P. (United People Positive), went on stage holding a...
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HIV & Porn: When Will It End?
“There is yet another suspected case of HIV infection in the Los Angeles porn industry and another moratorium on film production…”
“There is yet another suspected case of HIV infection in the Los Angeles porn industry and another moratorium on film production. This latest outbreak underscores the urgent need for immediate action by government to stop this occupational...
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Big AIDS Donors Save Money, Squander Progress
Denys Nazarov Global Policy Coordinator
The stock market has been bobbing up and down over the past couple of weeks as jittery investors attempt to make out if another perfect storm of a financial crisis is on the horizon. For my part, I’ve given up worrying about my retirement fund withering away at the whim of the big-time financial gamblers. After all, prognosticators foresee that for my...
