In the Magazines

The U.S. news media, which seem to take their intellectual inspiration from People magazine, have focused almost exclusively on Corazon Aquino in their coverage of the Philippines. But though her ascension to the presidency really was a wonderful event, the human rights situation in the Philippines remains terrible.

The organization that publishes this Update has been nominated for a Nobel Prize for its work on behalf of human rights. The international edition is wretchedly wr...