Commentary

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES are at it again. Another trade dispute, this one over beer, will unfold

The presidential election has stirred new isolationist spirits across the country. Jerry Bro

On Dec. 3, 1984, the worst industrial accident in history occurred at the Union Carbide pesticide pl

The republics of the former Soviet Union confront overwhelming obstacles in their efforts to develop

APART FROM MR. BUSH'S "cash for clunkers" program, the administration Wednesday proposed a variety o

THERE'S LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE in the "cash for clunkers" program President Bush outlined on Wednes

LONG GASOLINE LINES during the 1970s taught Americans the consequences of relying on oil from unstab

SOVIET COMMUNISM and South African apartheid have met their demise in the space of a few months, dev

"The ball's in their court." That's a phrase Lawrence Eagleburger, the deputy secretary of s

Looking at Japan's ballooning trade surplus, you would never guess that this economic giant is isola

The U.S. Senate voted last week to impose a 25 percent import tariff on minivans and jeeps. This cou

CHOOSING A LONG-DISTANCE PHONE COMPANY is a routine task for most consumers. It is anything but rout

Chinese leaders agreed in 1984 that whatever capitalist Hong Kong looks like in 1997 - that's when t

This Friday will be an important milestone in the pilgrimage to the polls on Nov. 3. March 20 is Pre

WITH BRITAIN'S LEADING POLITICAL PARTIES deadlocked in the current election campaign, politicians th

Altruism, collegiality and self-interest converge in the growing efforts in the West to stave off th

The days when Britain's miners were regarded as a dangerous pack of militant extremists determined t

IN DEFENSE OF STATE MARINE PILOTSYour recent article on state marine pilots who guide oceang

This month, textile giant Milliken & Co. of South Carolina won an ''impressive" victory against fore

AFTER MORE THAN a year of study, a blue-ribbon panel charged with reviewing U.S. maritime law has co

THE RHETORICAL TIDE IS RISING over shipments of toxic waste by industrialized countries for disposal

LAST WEEK, WE SUGGESTED here that multi-industry labor unions could resolve some of their internal d

American aerospace firms that supply defense and space equipment - Grumman, Raytheon, Rockwell, Gene

THE UNITED NATIONS "EARTH SUMMIT," set for this June in Brazil, is shaping up as one of the year's b

DEFENDING NY-NJ STATE PILOTSAfter reading your recent article on state pilotage operations (

Former California governor Jerry Brown has picked up the "fair trade" mantle in appealing to pro-uni

DESPERATE TO FIND A REGULATORY FIX for the airline industry's troubles, official Washington is deman

Little glimmerings of an economic recovery are providing some cheer to President Bush in his season

President Bush, in his State of the Union Address, unveiled a comprehensive plan to stimulate econom

Privatization, a call that has rallied Eastern European countries to loosen central control of their

CANADIAN LUMBER EXPORTERS, angry about last week's U.S. Commerce Departmentfinding that Cana

UNION WORKERS CAN BE FORGIVEN for wondering, at times, what they're getting for their dues. Hardly a

ENSURING SAFETY ON PASSENGER SHIPSYour editorial on cruise ship safety perpetuates some misc

Will the recession deter or promote development of environmental facilities such as water treatment

Reading the recent first report of a commission advising the president and Congress on international

WHO SAID RUSSIANS aren't resourceful? Since the Soviet Union died last year and the economy was unsh

Buried in the energy bill before the U.S. Congress are provisions to exempt the wholesale electricit

THE ENGINEERING EQUIVALENT of a soap opera is unfolding in the somber conference rooms of internatio

The economy is on the mend. According to the Labor Department, more than half a million people got f

For generations, the Japanese looked upon Russia - and later the Soviet Union - as one of the greate