How 1,500 Dying Activists Outsmarted the U.S. Government

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In 1987, there was one AIDS drug, it cost $10,000 a year, and the government said "be patient." So ACT UP showed up at the FDA's front door and refused to leave. This is the story of radical fury, underground drug smuggling, Wall Street infiltrations, and the queer activists who didn't just fight to survive; they changed how medicine works for everyone. Part 1 of a 3-part series.

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