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...lack in sensory devises, it more than makes up for in sentiment. The BAC is full of heart—a quality that shines through not just in the enthusiastic performances of its entertainers, but in the circus’s business policy as well. It is a non-profit organization, deeply committed to several health and community programs benefiting children, such as the “Clown Care Unit,” a specially trained group of circus performers visiting chronically ill children in 14 participating hospitals nationwide...
...problem, of course, is convincing the rest of the world. Enter David Jay Gabriel, founder and executive director of the New York Comic Book Art Museum, a non-profit organization dedicated to spreading awareness of comic books as a legitimate art form and celebrating “the historical and artistic legacy of comic book culture.” Founded in 1999, the museum has made an immediate impact, producing an award-winning documentary video entitled “Comic Books and AIDS: What’s the Story?” and a traveling “Comic Books...
...percent of the people under the age of 20 in sub-Saharan Africa have HIV or 20 percent of the people under the age of 40 do. Either way, there are many people for whom the drugs are far too expensive because pharmaceutical companies are unwilling to lower their profit margins. The sad fact is that though Galeano is continually pointing out the obvious, it needs to be pointed out. Drugs to combat AIDS are not the only ones that are artificially expensive: marijuana, cocaine and heroin are also costly. Galeano quotes a former head of the New York City...
...profit institution, Harvard has no obligation to return a surplus to its shareholders. Further, as an institution whose commitment has long extended beyond pure academics to include the betterment of its communities, at home and abroad, Harvard should provide a decent standard of living to its workers. The University’s current wage structure allows individuals to live in poverty despite long hours providing students and professors with essential services, and the expansion of benefits announced last May is no substitute for a living wage. We agree with the city of Cambridge and PSLM that a $10.25 an hour...
...drug companies and stiffen the spine of his own government. "People were dying across the country and doctors were saying they could not afford to prescribe the right medicines," Achmat told an interviewer. "We wanted to set a moral example and put the right to health and life before profit. We don't want to be smugglers - this is the government...