Commentary

As if servicing a $63 billion foreign debt wasn't enough, economic reforms recommended by the Intern

Major reforms in the U.S. foreign aid program may come next year, administration and congressional s

SCORE ONE for common sense. The Interstate Commerce Commission decided last week that trucking compa

Contrary to popular belief, the most powerful man in Thailand is not the general with the most guns,

President Bush's recent executive order on infrastructure privatization could start a flood of creat

DENMARK'S SHOCKING DECISION to reject the "New Europe" doesn't kill plans for a political and econom

Environmental and human rights groups often announce their "worst polluter" or "most repressive" lis

READING THIS ECONOMIC RECOVERY is like reading ink blots - you can see something different every tim

Just when you thought everyone had forgotten about it, Prohibition is about to make a comeback. Not

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

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

FINANCIAL TITANS are fighting over the investment dollars in corporate pensionplans.

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

The Bush administration says it takes international trade liberalization seriously. Success in the w

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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