Commentary

TRUCKING COMPANIES will have more economic freedom in 1995 than ever before. For many, the cutbacks

INDIA, like many developing countries, needs roads and bridges, but officials in New Delhi are using

REAL FACTS ON FOREIGN TRADE ZONESYour Aug. 19 article, "Free Trade Zones Have Mixed Record"

THE RESULTS ARE IN on the first labor disputes brought for review under the North American Free Trad

American voters are fighting mad, and they don't care who knows it. Despite good gains in total empl

It wasn't supposed to be this way, but the dollar is again hitting new lows relative to the Japanese

Scientists mean well. Seeing humanity swilling down coffee, tea and other caffeine-rich products in

CHINA'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM is largely government-controlled, but foreign companies are making inroads.

After Japanese auto imports were held off for years with hard-fought trade agreements, export restra

AMERICA'S ANTI-DUMPING LAW, that great black hole of the U.S. trading system, sucks in anything that

The European Union will flesh out its new strategy for extending the bloc's frontiers into Eastern E

MANY VOTERS in Norway and Sweden are getting cold feet over joining the European Union. The

The maritime industry, already reeling from Congress' failure this year to extend maritimesubsidies,

The dollar is worth less than 100 yen, a barrier it first broke in early August. Even as thegreenbac

MIKE ESPY, the outgoing secretary of Agriculture, launched a long overdue reorganization anddownsizi

A bald eagle wheels over Yellowstone Lake, drifting on the wind halfway between heaven and earth. Gr

MOST U.S EXPORTERS should prosper from the new GATT trade deal, but the results for Americanfarm exp

Germany's governing coalition has hung onto power with a majority that is anything but the convincin

The discovery of oil in Colombia's Cusiana oil field presents both an important opportunity and a po

US OFFICIALS WRONGLY CRITICIZE MEXICOI consider the recent complaints of John Harris, commer

Imagine, if you will, a midterm election in which the president's party can take the normal chunk of

Pity Mexico's presidents. During their six-year term they boast the powers of a British monarch, a U

GOOD RIDDANCE TO TONNAGE TAX PLANA tip of the hat for your Sept. 23 editorial on the ill-con

UNDER FIRE FROM REGULATORS on two continents, the government-approved cartel that dominates North At

RIVAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES are starting to pry open Japan's communications market, which has long bee

THE OPINION-WRITING BUSINESS can be dangerous in Singapore, as a visiting American has discovered.

An extraordinary midsummer surge in business inventories appears to have propelled the nation's outp

Most reports out of Russia recently have been encouraging. Foreign investment is up, privatization i

LAST SUMMER'S Soo Line strike, the longest railroad shutdown in 16 years, needn't have happened. Arb

In spite of a concerted effort in the last few weeks of the 103rd Congress, legislation to reform th

The spectacular plunge and equally bizarre ascent of the Russian ruble last week provided the world

Last month, Chiquita Brands International petitioned the Clinton administration to investigate banan

ANOTHER GERMAN ELECTION, another victory for Helmut Kohl. But for Germany's chancellor andhis ruling

Health-care reform is dead and buried on Capitol Hill. But the cost-shaving part of it isalive and r

As policy-makers struggle to find answers for Haiti's deep-seated problems, they are likely tooverlo

Political campaigns are often shrill and negative, and sometimes political opponents distort the fac

BRITAIN took a small step last week toward resuming talks with the United States on improving access

In a surreptitious, late-night maneuver, congressional staff members at the House MerchantMarine and

AMERICA'S SOCIAL SECURITY system is not the only public pension plan that's heading for a cliff. The

RUSTY, BROKEN-DOWN SHIPS are a common - and disturbing - sight on the world's oceans. Even more dist