Commentary

IT WON'T BE LONG NOW before Washington grants banks a privilege long enjoyed by hamburger chains, vi

Most Americans these days hit the mute button on the TV remote when commercials come on. But if you

TRANSFERRING RUSSIAN BUSINESSES from government hands to private owners has been one of Boris Yeltsi

The Feb. 7 Teamsters strike against United Parcel Service revealed deep flaws in our methods for set

IN PRINCIPLE, everyone supports the notion of a balanced federal budget. Almost no one, however, has

RAILROADS RETAIN HARD-LINE POSITIONSI'm writing in response to Larry Kaufman's Feb. 2 column

After years of denial, Wall Street has suddenly discovered the threat of latent inflation inthe U.S.

WITH THE VIETNAM trade embargo gone, America's other great Cold War trading ban - with Cuba - deserv

As Japan tries to figure out what its next step should be, how to avoid a trade war and how to deal

Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan's Feb. 4 decision to raise interest rates one- quarter of a point prompt

In his Feb. 11 opinion article, "Why Japan Hates Trade Targets" (Page 6A), Stanton Anderson, a Washi

The European Commission broke cover last week, hitting the headlines after several weeks languishing

IT'S NO SIMPLE MATTER these days to distinguish capitalists from left-wingers in Europe. Con

The American cottage industry that forecasts economic doom or glory is at it again. Based on the str

HOLD ON to your wallet: Another global industry is joining hands to cut production and boost prices.

Scrutinize the name of this parliament member from Prague, this scientist and linguist with a pencha

THE NEXT TIME your local member of Congress says, "We've cut the federal budget to the bone," respon

BOEING AND MCDONNELL DOUGLAS make fine airplanes, and it was encouraging to see them win a new $6 bi

Last Friday President Bill Clinton and Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa met at the White House and t

Free trade purists are about to have a field day: Just keep track of how many times editorial writer

BETTER COOPERATION FOR AIR CARGOAir carriers and freight forwarders must work togeth

THE FEDERAL SUPERFUND program, which aims to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites, has been like

The birds do it, the bees do it, why don't we do it - let's bash Japan. Hey, what's all the

SOMETHING SMELLS along the French coasts, where commercial fishermen have been staging violent strik

Four years ago, conservative Japanese political maverick Shintaro Ishihara and Sony Chairman Akio Mo

The failure of trade talks last week between President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro

A portrait of changing Mexico: Capital is flowing into the country as its foreign-trained leaders ab

THE UNITED STATES threatens trade wars about as often as the seasons change. Japan is in the cross-h

This year could be the year America's health-care system is dramatically reformed, but it is more li

TRANSIT STUDIES ARE MISLEADINGNothing makes a clearer case for the Federal Transit Administr

Whether by bad luck or poor judgment, the British government is being torn apart by scandal after sc

When you buy a new computer or fax machine to do work at home, you expect it to let you write faster

THE FIRST U.S. INVESTMENT MISSION to South Africa arrives in Johannesburg this weekend amid new poli

LIFE'S A BEACH for many Greeks, who like to dance and drink til dawn even if the revelry leaves them

DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE has never been a major problem in the transportation industries. No commercia

If it were any other deadly indoor pollution that is costing us thousands of lives and billions of d

In his campaign for his health-care reform plan, President Clinton has said repeatedly the people ar

The Clinton administration is expected to brief Congress this week on its long-awaited proposals for

AFTER NEARLY TWO PARALYZING WEEKS, the Canadian government has ordered striking longshoremenon the c

President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Hosokawa meet today to address economic issues under t