Commentary

Employers in the United States added almost 2 million people to their payrolls in April and May. The

The Holy Grail of U.S. aviation - an open skies agreement with flinty Britain, the largest U.S. over

The House and Senate have until Friday to approve a fragile international agreement to limit shipbui

''We're riding a tide of anti-science,'' declares one of the great barons of science, Leon Lederman,

Forget the caviar and movies. Just leave us high-fliers alone. Despite the perceived glamour of inte

This year's presidential campaign promises a spirited debate about the effects of foreign workers on

With only 13 months until the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong, on July 1, 1997, the countdown proceeds

Federal regulators will rule soon on the largest railroad merger in U.S. history, the acquisition of

Like a bartender eyeing a regular customer who's had one too many, Wall Street is telling the trucki

After much political jockeying, a new central government finally has emerged from India's May electi

Even in the data-watch business, patience can be a virtue. As forecasters and financial analysts sea

From southern Bavaria's sunny hops fields to northern Bremen's malty brewing vats, beer brewing and

Looking for investment opportunities overseas? Confused and concerned about the stability of the bus

TRUCKERS NEED LAWAGAINST CARGO OVERLOADWe appreciate the remarks made by Ron Gottshall in hi

An election does not a democracy make. Especially not in Bosnia-Herzegovina, a country held together

Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani probably is right when he says U.S. sanctions imposed on

Look for the House Ways and Means Committee, or at least its trade subcommittee, to vote this week o

ECONOMICS: ADISMAL SCIENCE?In his June 3rd letter (''Muddle lessons in economics,'' Page 6A)

Character is getting a bad name. That is, the relentless questioning of politicians' character is ir

Telecommunications ministers and regulators from around the hemisphere will meet in Rio de Janeiro t

Is the Internet a safe place? In general, yes. Most users behave honestly, and popular scare stories

The United Nations has another extravaganza coming your way: a global food summit.You may re

Medicare's exploding costs are fast approaching crisis levels. The trustees of the government's heal

In what could have been one of the most misguided expressions of artistic freedom ever, the French s

Significant changes have occurred in labor-management relations in the last 10 years. Today, coopera

Now that the media companies have conglomerated themselves into a few giant octopi, getting on the w

Hope does spring eternal, and the eternal hope of Texas Democratic Congressman Henry Gonzalez is tha

When the heads of state and government of the world's largest industrial nations meet each year for

Last March, the United States dispatched two aircraft carrier groups to defend Taiwan against, in th

US AID TO RUSSIATIED TO PRIVATE HELP''Private sector help for Russia'' (Opinion, April 22, P

MORE BALANCEIN JONES ACT DEBATEIt comes as no revelation that your newspaper, more so now as

Many cities today are grappling with economic and social problems. Los Angeles and its neighbor, Lon

The news for Russian President Boris Yeltsin remains mixed as the June 16 presidential election near

Pity Donald Johnston, the former Canadian budget comptroller who has just become the fourth secretar

The hysterical reaction in some quarters to Benjamin Netanyahu's election as prime minister of Israe

More rapid economic growth is, or should be, the central issue in the presidential election this fal

If you think Washington union officials speak for their rank-and-file membership, think again. If cu

It's been more than two years since the North American Free Trade Agreement - and its labor and envi

Xenophobia has returned to Congress.A House Judiciary subcommittee last week approved a lobb

Attention to emerging world markets has been a hot item in this decade. To date, however, it has foc