Commentary

A baker's dozen of senators met with Budget Director Leon Panetta last week in an effort to get the

For many Americans working for the nation's corporations, President Clinton's health-care plan poses

CONSERVATIVES have been warning President Clinton that over-taxing the rich doesn't yield much new r

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has a talent for wasting money, and the maritime cargo preference laws are Ex

Quotas, targets, benchmarks. Are these carefully defined terms or just code words for gaining a tact

Overnight polls immediately after President Clinton's State of the Union address showed a strong, fa

When President Clinton held his first meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa earlier t

EVER SO SLOWLY, railroads are regaining long-haul business lost to truckers during the last 40 years

WHATEVER THE RESULTS of Russia's big referendum on Sunday, there isn't much chance the country will

RAIL TAXES WON'T GO TO HIGHWAYSThe Department of Transportation would like to correct the re

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BILL CLINTON got a lot of mileage during the campaignfrom a simple pr

President Clinton is getting an early look at the soul-trying side of the presidency. The tr

Senior officials from some of the world's most dynamic economies gathered for four days earlier this

On April 16, 2002, the U.S. Customs Service announced the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terroris

Last week's summit between President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa provided en

Economic growth slowed in the first quarter, but the slowdown apparently was modest. Temporary facto

The North American free-trade agreement is in trouble. Despite the recent affirmation of support by

IT'S TOUCHING TO HEAR the European Community's heartfelt concerns over the economic reform process i

IF PRESIDENT CLINTON thought there was an easy way to reduce the U.S. trade imbalance with Japan, he

President Clinton has inherited an old and inadequate trade agenda from his Republican predecessors.

WORKERS who expect their companies' retiree health benefits to be around when they retire should thi

The Czech Republic's voucher privatization program, originally seen as the fastest way to convert th

SHIPPERS KNEW TRUCK RATES WERE WRONGIn an ironic way, it was appropriate that your e

When you live on the East Coast, it's hard to fully grasp the importance of Asia. Many peopl

RAPID GROWTH HAS ITS DANGERS, as China's leaders are finding out. The Asian Development Bank

Labor Secretary Robert Reich's new Commission for the Future of Worker- Management Relations is abou

MANY AMERICANS HAVE heard of the value-added tax, or VAT. "It's something they have in Europ

The Clinton administration is still debating whether to grant permanent, unconditional most-favored-

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Commerce Secretary Ron Brown has exiled Herbert Hoover. The former president's portrait has hung for

The spectacular success of regional trade agreements in the last 10 years means a world increasingly

EXPECT SOME TIGHT SMILES when President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa meet tod

A little-known provision of the U.S. tax code has emerged as a major vehicle to finance long-term de

The flame trees are in full bloom in Hanoi this month, a sure sign that school holidays will begin s

WHEN IT COMES TO FREER TRADE, talk is cheap. The European Community likes to promote open ma

WORKING TO MAKE SHIPS SAFERI would like to commend both Michael D. Tusiani and Lars

EVERYONE LOVES TO HATE the Internal Revenue Service, especially the millions of taxpayers who waited

Enter the numbers game. It's under way this week in Tokyo. Finance and foreign ministers fro

The rate of inflation accelerated in the first quarter. The consumer price index rose at a seasonall

Much has been said and written about the threat of nuclear terrorism in Russia and the need for the