Bringing "together politicians and academics on different ends of the political spectrum to participate in forums on health policy," with the goal of reforming "the nation's healthcare system" sounds like a good idea. But the organizer is the drug company Pfizer [3], through its public affairs agency, Spectrum Science Communications [4]. The "Ceasefire on Healthcare" town meetings are funded by Pfizer and American University, and have featured Senator Hillary Clinton [5] and former Congressman Newt Gingrich [6]. "The thrust of the campaign ... is to make incremental changes," said Spectrum Science's Claire Barnard. C-Span is covering the town meetings, which started in June 2005 and have been held at the Brookings Institution [7], Heritage Foundation [8] and National Press Club [9].