Commentary

WASHINGTON SHOULD HELP OIL INDUSTRYThe U.S. government finally is going to bat for o

Two key House members have painted an $11 billion picture of the ways to reduce U.S. multinational c

DESPITE THE END of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, U.S. officials had refused

A year ago, today's Earth Summit in Brazil was viewed by many throughout the world as perhaps the mo

The primary campaign ended with a whimper this week. While George Bush and Bill Clinton won nominati

Yoko Nakagawa, 26, is able and highly intelligent, a graduate of one of Japan's best universities, a

IF A REMINDER IS NEEDED of the need for international environmental cooperation, it is supplied by R

THE EARTH SUMMIT that begins today in Brazil is much less than it could have been. Instead of strong

There's been a lot of gloating in France and Britain over the economic and political problems that h

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY has been congratulating itself lately for revising its bloated farm subsidy p

As we get closer to the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, the debate

SHIPBUILDERS NEED TRADE REMEDIESWhile The Journal of Commerce certainly has every right to d

SWITZERLAND, which has long prized its neutrality, may have to compromise that principle if it becom

THE ENERGY BILL that's likely to become law this summer won't come close to meeting its original goa

AMONG THE SENSIBLE PROVISIONS in the just-passed House energy bill is one that blocks gas-producing

An expert on the European Community was asked recently if a "Fortress Europe" is looming, a referenc

If you had $3 billion to set up an innovative private-school system, what would you create?

A House maritime subcommittee may hold hearings this month on a controversial international cargo li

Presidential candidate Ross Perot would develop his various programs for the nation by staging elect

As U.S. industries face new and growing global markets, energy efficiency becomes increasingly impor

Women might find Brazil, with an international reputation for sexism, an inhospitable place to press

AS BANK INTEREST RATES PLUMMET, Americans are turning increasingly to mutualfunds - pools of

THE BUILDUP to next week's Earth Summit continues unabated. The official New China News Agen

SHOPPING IS CIVILIZED OUTSIDE THE USI read your April 27 article, "Shop Until You Drop? Not

John Macomber, the Export-Import Bank chairman, laid out a challenge here last week. Within five yea

REVOLT AGAINST MILITARY RULE is spreading to Southeast Asia. Political analysts say the curr

MORE THAN 4 BILLION TONS of hazardous materials - everything from household paints to nuclear weapon

President Bush's recent decision to put free-trade negotiations with Chile on hold until theNorth Am

The future shape of Europe could be decided in the next three weeks by two small countries with a co

The American economy is moving steadily into expansion. On Friday, Washington will boost its estimat

WHILE THE UNITED STATES resists normalizing relations with Vietnam, France is pledging public money

Immediately upon taking office in December 1988, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari told Mexico's 3

THERE'S NOTHING FUNNY about the mud wrestling match in San Francisco Bay. Dredging - deepeni

FIRST THERE was LUST - Leaking Underground Storage Tanks. Now there is LULU - Locally Undesirable La

AUSTRALIA'S REAL FARM PROBLEMSIn your May 11 article, "Australian Farmers Are Caught in Cros

THE NORTH ATLANTIC Treaty Organization, which has been seeking a new role for itself after the demis

Harsh U.S. criticism of Japan over trade and defense issues has provoked a potentially dangerous rea

In passing the Shipbuilding Trade Reform Act of 1992 earlier this month, the House approved one of t

A SENSIBLE NOTE OF CAUTION came this week from a leading international research group: Economic refo

They've just begun a recycling program in my area, a fact for which the entire neighborhood is grate