Commentary

The proposed Boeing-McDonnell Douglas merger is getting high marks from just about everyone.Even ske

Friday: ''Stock markets around the world plunged in a chain-reaction sell-off after the world's most

One year ago today, the United States and Mexico were poised to start a process designedto open our

How will China treat the people of Hong Kong after Beijing takes control of this British colony?

The United States and the European Union continue to disagree - noisily - over Washington's anti-Cas

President Clinton is hard at work preparing for his second term in the White House. It is hardly sur

SOME FMC ROLESSHOULD SURVIVEI noticed in Don Becker's wonderful column (Dec. 12, Page 2B) th

Six months ago, writing in this space, I warned that unless European leaders showed greater courage

When you think of Teamsters, think of nurses and teachers and flight attendants; the burly truck d

The spectacular crash of the Bright Field into a shopping complex in New Orleans already is raising

One of the prime ambitions of South Korea over the past two decades has now been realized. It has jo

The European Union took a historic step toward deeper integration this past weekend, reaching agreem

AIR BAGS ARE LIFESAVERS,NOT RISKY, SEXIST DEVICESJoan Beck's column, ''Sexist and risky air

The United States has been locked in a fierce face-off with Argentina over intellectual property pro

One reason American farmers need free trade in farm products is Brazil's huge potential for growing

Now that the politicians have all but abandoned health-care reform, it is up to health care to refor

After weeks of close study, British authorities have finally approved the controversial alliance of

REFERRING TRADE MATTERSTO A HIGHER AUTHORITYI read with some amusement ''Teaching Free Trade

In the midst of widespread concern over what, if anything, Social Security might have to offer today

As President Clinton and his new national security team take up the reins of governance into the beg

The trade officials from 120-plus countries at the inaugural ministerial conference of the World Tra

What did Indonesian businessman Mochtar Riady, head of the now infamous Lippo Group, want for all

Trade ministers from more than 100 nations met in Singapore last week to discuss policies of the new

Europe is at a crossroads in terms of intermodal development. With the share of over-the-road transp

American students are flocking to foreign universities in unprecedented numbers. And, to their credi

One of the earliest lessons young children are taught is ''never talk to strangers.'' With the adven

The current election for the presidency of the 1.4 million-member Teamsters union has real significa

At first glance, it's hard to imagine that Hong Kong will suffer after Britain hands it over to Chin

Here we go again.Early last year, some distinguished legislators, including two Senate commi

Genetically altered corn is at the center of a trans-Atlantic row that may well develop into yet ano

ILWU TO JOFC:TAKE A HIKEUntil further notice, the International Longshoremen's & Warehouseme

Once again, a monthly employment report produced a week of pronounced volatility for financial marke

We've all been frustrated by hotel clerks who enter reservations incorrectly and salespeople who pan

WELL-FOUNDED THEORIESVS. STRAW-MAN ARGUMENTSIt is normally churlish to respond to a reviewer

This used to be the season to be jolly. Now, we're to be socially responsible.A wave of anti

It's official: Doctors who work for health maintenance organizations have rights of free speech, jus

Iraq this week began exporting 600,000 barrels of oil a day under an oil-for-food deal with the Unit

Governments across Europe are courting civil unrest in trying to dismantle a system of social benefi

The financial news isn't all grim on the science front. True, with Washington pulling back, shrinkag

The TWA crash off New York's Long Island earlier this year is causing security repercussions through