Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CANADA'S SYSTEM FOR PRICING TIMBER cut from government land has driven trade relations between Ottaw

IN DEFENSE OF ROB QUARTELYour article on the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department's inane reso

You wouldn't know it to look at the crowds in the elegant shops on the Place Vendome or the packed r

At a joint hearing earlier this month before two House Foreign Affairs subcommittees, several witnes

HOW COULD $720 MILLION simply disappear from pension funds controlled by the late publisher Robert M

IN AN UNUSUAL TWIST, Mexico is complaining about an environmental plan in the United States.

Within the next few months, Congress will be asked to renew the enabling legislation for the Export-

Two years ago this month, a State Department advisory committee said there is a pressing need to upg

A sure sign that tax legislation may go nowhere is the decision by Senate Finance Committee Chairman

SCREENING FOREIGN PLANTS for bugs and pests is an important regulatory duty of the Agriculture Depar

The impending collapse of the Uruguay Round world trade talks gives new credibility to regional trad

Far be it from me to question Paul Tsongas' honesty. But when the Democratic candidate for president

FEDERAL AVIATION OFFICIALS have the most sophisticated radar equipment in the world, but they have b

IF HISTORY IS ANY GUIDE, Andrew Card will not serve long as secretary of transportation. Since the d

The West rightfully frets over the frightful consequences of former Soviet nuclear scientists and en

GOVERNMENTS WORLDWIDE are racing to privatize state-owned properties, and Australia is no exception.

AS COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY gallops ahead, some users are in danger of being left behind. Today's

LOOK INWARD TO SAVE THE FLEETI have read with interest the continuing articles in your newsp

About a year ago, S. Linn Williams, then the Bush administration's chief steel trade negotiator, iss

Since World War II, toll roads have become far more common overseas than they are in the United Stat

IN JAPAN, LAND OF CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, the products of U.S.-based Apple Computer have acquired a ce

The new surface transportation law approved by Congress last year gives states the opportunity to dr