Commentary

Europe's railways remain relics of a bygone age. They are unable to provide the sort of fast and rel

Recently on this page, consultant John Sillin characterized the proposed reform of the 1935 Public U

THE GIANT "EURO DISNEY" THEME PARK, set to open this Sunday outside of Paris, has part of the French

Pity the negotiators mired in the Uruguay Round world trade talks. For more than five years,

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION won't take long to name a successor to fill out Rob Quartel's term on the Fe

It took Moses 40 years to take the Twelve Tribes to the Promised Land. If the current pace continues

BORIS YELTSIN will have an ace up his sleeve today when he confronts a Russian parliament hostile to

1992 IS A YEAR OF SUMMITS - both the real and the political variety. International delegates

SORTING OUT THE MEBA VOTEIn your March 31 front page story, "MEBA Vote Upholds Merge

Just like learning, a little recovery is a dangerous thing. Even the slightest upturn change

RAILROADS AND THEIR UNIONS once more are at odds over new labor agreements, and the government's tor

Opposition to reform in Latin America is mounting as leaders shift from privatizing state-owned indu

While the attempted military coup in Venezuela in February failed, the frustration of the mid-level

FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, the United States has battled the European Community over government subsi

PRESIDENT BUSH'S RECENT JIBE that Congress is an institution of "PACs, perks (and) privilege" has st

EVEN AS SIGNS OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY become more common, unemployment remains a sore spot. The

The maritime community has reason to worry about the Navy's plan to set up a single fund for all con

ARTICLE MISSTATED ALLSTATE'S FINANCESYour recent article on Allstate's reinsurance d

Carla Hills, the U.S. trade representative, said she was "delighted." Western leaders - Pres

To paraphrase Mark Twain, current obituaries for inflation are premature. The reported rate

Disposal of radioactive byproducts from the manufacture of nuclear weapons is a major environmental

AT A TIME when political non-conformists are all the rage, Rob Quartel can lay special claim to that

BELGIUM'S TRINKET MAKERS have gone into overdrive, churning out memorabilia to mark the space flight

Some mainland Chinese workers believe that Mao Zedong can still work economic miracles. Mao

Today marks a turning point in U.S. steel policy as voluntary restraint agreements - quotas, really

It is election time in Britain, and for the first time in nearly 20 years the three-week campaign to

IN AN EFFORT TO LURE BACK foreign tourists who deserted China in droves after the Tiananmen massacre

When sexual harassment occurs in the U.S. subsidiary of a Japanese company, it takes on a whole new

AMTRAK IS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT - make that the engineer's seat. Thanks to a 6-3 ruling last week fro

The U.S. Senate has failed again to block President Bush's attempt to unconditionally renew most-fav

RATHER THAN WAIT for a free-trade agreement between the United States and Mexico, two U.S. financial

Six years into its internationally endorsed structural adjustment program, and several months before

This week is decision time for the Federal Maritime Commission on the thorny issue of rate filing by

NEARLY THREE MONTHS HAVE PASSED since President Bush's much-publicized trade mission to Tokyo. With

A BID FOR PROTECTION AGAINST IMPORTS - in this case, imported labor - has cropped up in the sheepfol

The stunning victory for political and social reform in the South African referendum last week is li

AS GARBAGE PILES UP in landfills across the country, recycling looks increasingly attractive to some

On his first visit to Canada 30 years ago, John F. Kennedy said, "Geography has made us neighbors. H

Investors from Taiwan want to spend $2 billion to buy 40 percent of McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s commer

THE UNITED STATES IS HANGING TOUGH in the face of near-unanimous agreement by other nations to cut c