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They transformed the American insurance industry, weaponised art and advertising to push their agenda, and battled—and beat—The New York Times, the Catholic Church, and the pharmaceutical industry. Their activism, in its complex and intersectional power, transformed the lives of people with AIDS and the bigoted society that had abandoned them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on more than two hundred interviews with ACT UP members and rich with lessons for today's activists, \u003cem\u003eLet the Record Show\u003c\/em\u003e is a revelatory exploration—and long-overdue reassessment—of the coalition's inner workings, conflicts, achievements, and ultimate fracture. 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