Commentary

It's time to take a hard look at the latest and most significant development in democratic action: c

The United States has made the failed talks on a global telecommunications deal look like a resoundi

MORE DEBATE NEEDEDON SHIPPING REFORMRichard Collins misses one key point but hits another in

Setting the former communist bloc on its ear, leading journalists at Poland's premier daily, Zycie W

Russia and China re-created a scene from the Cold War last week. In Beijing for a summit, Boris Yelt

The National Railway Passenger Corp., known as Amtrak, is 25 years old today. A permanent and dedica

Bill Clinton and the leaders of the world's industrial powers have done all they can to help Preside

If memories of the April 15 tax-filing deadline still give you a queasy feeling, take heart. Things

At the beginning of the second quarter, the economy has shown a subtle shift away from growth and to

With moderate Republicans joining Democrats, a rise in the U.S. minimum wage seems inevitable. Thoug

Germany's economy remains one of the world's most powerful, but it has been apparent for some time t

In strangely diverse circles, the Unabomber, subject of the most intense manhunt in FBI history, is

SHIPYARD DEBATENEEDS MORE THOUGHTI read with interest your April 16 article, ''Shipyards fix

The odds on European monetary union are getting shorter by the day as politicians, bankers and busin

In both March and April, U.S. financial markets took dramatic one-day plunges, each time spooked by

The way businesses respond to the turmoil of globalization, increased competition and new technologi

David Letke knows better than anyone the rumors that Preston Trucking Co. will be merged into its bi

Rite Aid, the drug store chain, has angrily denounced the Federal Trade Commission for thwarting its

Just the other day I and a ton of cocaine were sitting in the same room. A ton of cocaine packed in

In an ironic twist, Beijing is accusing Washington of violating an agreement on the protection of in

Addressing the nation's editors earlier this month, Sen. Bob Dole observed at one point that ''obvio

A Mexican company owning Seguros Comercial America, Mexico's second-largest insurer, has apparently

George Stigler, the noted University of Chicago economist, told the story of a farmer in the city of

An auto insurance plan put in place by Ontario's former quasi-socialist government is heading for re

Will ports be punished for their opposition to shipping deregulation in Congress? It is a lingering

PAGODA HIT,BUT DIDN'T RUNYour March 19 article, ''Tanker accused of hit-and-run stopped in H

One of the last of the ''natural monopolies,'' the transmission of electric power, is crumbling. Fed

A few years ago, a highly selective Pennsylvania liberal arts college notified parents and students

MONTANA LOOKS GOOD,EVEN ON PAPERYour recent editorial defense of the state of Montana was bo

Strangely, little attention has been paid to the gloomiest and most nerve-rattling study to come off

Don't look now, but Japan's exports of cars and other vehicles in the last fiscal year fell to their

In case you were wondering, the war between container carriers and consolidators continues.T

The smile didn't leave Bob Rubin's face all week.The major crises that have consumed Mr. Rub

For the first time, the heirs to the Italian Communist Party will govern the country as part of a ce

Are cities doomed? Economists have amassed a wealth of data that allow us to emphatically answer no.

Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's public relations skills are extraordinary. His mastery of economic

When airlines were posting billion-dollar losses in the early 1990s - and failing right and left - c

Not far from the town square, there's an old, weather-beaten building adorned with huge white and bl

Sperm counts are falling! Alligators' penises are shrinking! Our hormones are under chemical siege!<

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that has the potential to set back the United States fo