- New York Times contributor.
- Was a staff advisor to David Dinkins' New York City mayoral run in 1989.
- Graduated from University of California, Berkeley.
- Author of "Upper East Bride", a satire on the foibles of New York City's one percent.
- Began writing for Outweek after its founding.
- Grew up in California.
- In 2005 he published his first investigative journalist book "Evidence Of Harm" about mercury in vaccines possibly causing autism. It became a New York Times best seller and won the 2005 Investigative Reporters and Editors award for best book.
- Was a staff member for New York City Council President Carol Bellamy.
- Was director of public relations for amfAR where he worked closely with Elizabeth Taylor.
- Ran his own public relations firm.
- His second investigative journalism book was "Animal Factory" about the inhumane treatment of animals in factory farms and the environmental devastation caused by such massive operations.
- In 1988 he joined ACT UP.
- Has a sister Nancy.
- In 2010 he published his third investigate journalism book "Death At SeaWorld" about the death of orca trainer Dawn Brancheau.
- His fourth investigative journalism book "When They Come For You" about how government agencies trample individual freedoms through unwarranted searches, SWAT raids and seizing private assets for government profit.
- At his death, he was working on a memoir of his traveling the world with Elizabeth Taylor.
- Attended University of California, Santa Barbara.
- In the mid-1980s he worked for Pete Hamill at the Mexico City News covering politics, wars and corruption in Central America.
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