Commentary

Health care has elicited plenty of pronouncements from the presidential candidates, but noone so far

IT'S A SCENE OUT OF JAMES BOND: A ship carries some of the world's deadliest material halfway around

For a nation already staggering from economic misfortune, last week's announcement by British Coal t

ELECTIONS HAVE A FUNNY WAY of focusing the mind. The world trade talks have been deadlocked for clos

As this campaign gets down to the serious nasties, a few Baby Boomers have extended geezer-bashing t

NO ONE LIKES TO PAY TAXES. But since government must generate revenue, it should do so simply and fa

One week before the November election, an unmarked envelope appears on the desk of the editor of a m

If, as expected, President Bush vetoes or refuses to sign tax legislation that includes the sweeping

CAPITALISM BREEDS CREATIVITY, as Russians are slowly learning. Boris Yeltsin's plan to privatize sta

This election's promise of a fresh mandate for the next administration provides an opportunity for w

Even as oilmen in the Houston-focused petroleum patch consider the subtly advantageous energy provis

SHIPPERS TO BLAME FOR TRUCK RATE MESSI would like to respond to your Oct. 2 editoria

THREE DECADES after the debut of nuclear power in the United States, utilities haven't solved a basi

Unable to pull himself away from the gambling table long enough to dine, John Montagu, the fourth Ea

NATIONAL STUDENT TESTING is a part of many educational reform programs, but there's new evidence mos

THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT YEAR for the Japanese. The stock market plummeted, the economy has been sl

Marking its twelfth anniversary of independence this year, Zimbabwe has little to celebrate. The wor

In harmony with the White House, the Congress that just went home has upheld the tradition of misspe

Last week, in the closing hours of the 102nd Congress, House Speaker Thomas Foley, D-Wash., dubbed i

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES George Bush, Bill Clinton or Ross Perot will mention the flagging world trade t

Three weeks from Election Day, Bill Clinton has a commanding lead over George Bush. While campaign d

When Harvard economist Jeffrey Sachs, guru to reforming socialist economies, met with Chinese policy

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) celebrated its 18th anniversary in September. In signing t

CHEDDI JAGAN, AN AVOWED MARXIST, was elected president of Guyana last week, an unsettling developmen

FARMERS IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY will share some of the bounty they receive from U.S. taxpayer

When Brazil's parliament voted to begin impeachment proceedings against President Fernando Collor, i

MOST OF THE NEW JOBS created during the 1980s were in smaller companies, so George Bush and Bill Cli

THE 102nd CONGRESS opened early last year with a vote for war in the Persian Gulf to secure U.S. oil

With the presidential campaign in high gear, Americans appear to be losing interest in the world bey

If you're rich, you're welcome. If you're poor, you need not apply. There is no other way to

IT'S BECOMING INCREASINGLY EXPENSIVE for banks to insure depositors' money. Rates charged by the Fed

Since the turn of the century, the United States government has allowed the ocean shipping industry

INDEPENDENT STEVEDORES SPEAK OUTYour Sept. 21 article, "Independent Stevedores Fight to Surv

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY is prepared to fight a U.S. proposal to extend the American embargo on Cuba t

When President Bush lost his dinner on the lap of the Japanese prime minister early this year, it un

AS CONGRESS ADJOURNS FOR THE YEAR, its transportation record for 1992 could hardly be more dismal. O

The time has come to take a serious look at consolidating our trade-related departments and programs

The numbers tell part of the logistical near-miracle that helped make the Persian Gulf War a militar

MARTIN CLARIFIES JOBS STATEMENTOn Friday, Sept. 11, your newspaper reported on testi

AT A TIME when Russia is struggling to hold together economically, its two most prominent statesmen