Daphne Eviatar

Daphne Eviatar, a Brooklyn-based lawyer and journalist, is a senior reporter for The American Lawyer.

Toy Story

January 3, 2008

An eviscerated Consumer Product Safety Commission means American children still face perils from their toys.

2007

Latin Left Turn

December 8, 2006

Hugo Chávez was re-elected not for his admiration of Castro but for presiding over a robust economy and aggressively improving the lot of Venezuela's poor.
Olbermann's Hot News

December 1, 2006

News flash: Dissent sells! And the American public does have a taste for serious, high-minded news.
Nightly Nativism

August 15, 2006

CNN pundit Lou Dobbs has made himself a "specialist" in channeling nativist, nationalist and even white supremacist rhetoric.
Bolivia Steps on the Gas

May 11, 2006

Bolivian President Evo Morales is taking a risk in nationalizing his country's natural gas fields--but it reflects growing discontent across Latin America over unfair deals with banks and private oil companies.
Letters

February 15, 2006
Evo's Challenge in Bolivia

January 4, 2006

Many Bolivians have faith in Evo Morales, the former coca farmer who became the first indigenous president in the country's history last month. But will Morales be able to keep his promises to nationalize the energy industry and protect indigenous culture and the livelihood of farmers?

Bolivia's Home-Grown President

December 21, 2005

The election of former coca farmer Evo Morales as Bolivia's first indigenous president appears to be an enormous victory for the left, as yet another Latin American nation turns away from Washington-driven economics. But will Morales be able to live up to his promise of home-grown solutions for this cash-poor yet resource-rich nation?
Letter From Ecuador

July 14, 2005

Oil exploration in Ecuador has transformed the national consciousness.
A Big Win for Human Rights

April 21, 2005

Unocal's settlement with Burmese villagers may spur better corporate conduct.
In Cold Blood

February 3, 2005

Africa's Oil Tycoons

March 25, 2004

Western firms and government leaders, not the people, benefit from Angola's wealth.

The Press and Private Lynch

June 19, 2003

The Pentagon was selling a patriotic tale. It found many eager buyers.
Profits at Gunpoint

June 12, 2003

Unocal's pipeline in Burma becomes a test case in corporate responsibility.

Mugging the ICC

October 18, 2001
Suffer the Children

May 10, 2001
Murdoch's Fox News

February 22, 2001

While much has been written about Fox's election night gaffe, there's been far less focus on the blatant bias of Fox's regular staff, contributors and guests.