DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST
June 1, 2006

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TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!:

* Is U.S. AIDS Policy Undermining the Global Fight Against the Disease? *

The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on AIDS opened on
Wednesday. Protesters gathered outside the UN building in New York City to
calling on world leaders to fulfill their commitments to fighting AIDS and
accused the Bush administration of undermining the international drive
against the disease in its global AIDS policy. We speak with David Bryden of
the Global AIDS Alliance.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/01/1358258


* Pills Profits Protest: A Chronicle of the Global AIDS Movement *

A excerpt of the documentary "Pills Profits Protest: Chronicle of the Global
AIDS Movement." The film examines the international grassroots response to
the AIDS crisis and takes an in-depth look at the battle for access to HIV
treatment among the poorest and most marginalized communities around the
world.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/01/1359203


* A Debate on the Role of Pharmaceutical Companies and Access to HIV
Treatment in the Developing World *

We look at the issue of H.I.V and AIDS by examining the role of
pharmaceutical companies and access to treatment. Last week, the World
Health Assembly adopted a resolution that would increase pressure on
companies, governments and the WHO to reform the system for producing and
distributing drugs in developing nations.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/01/1359208