Commentary

MATTERS ARE TURNING BLOODY in Burma, where Defense Minister Saw Maung grabbed control of what remain

Next year, either Michael Dukakis or George Bush will decide whether to let the Federal Reserve Boar

HENRY C. WALLICH, who died in Washington Thursday, was one of most influential postwar American econ

BEING TOUGH ON DEFENSE was a theme of the presidential campaign last week, as Democratic candidate M

Linda Marrone is Ted Ruhly's executive secretary. Mr. Ruhly is president of Maersk Inc. Among other

AIRBORNE POLLUTION baked by this summer's record heat has made breathing difficult for millions of c

One of the most striking aspects of the current round of international trade negotiations is a marke

THERE ARE MANY REASONS why Congress ought to pass a banking bill this year. The most important of th

The good news/bad news on the monthly trade balance reports of the Department of Commerce is rightl

THE FRONTAL ATTACK on trade privileges for developing countries in a Wednesday speech by Peter McPhe

September is the great month for taking bearings. The finance ministers of 150 nations and their com

U.S. global leadership no longer can be taken for granted. While the United States has enjoyed a com

REQUIRING EMPLOYERS to provide their workers with basic health insurance is a laudable goal. Too man

The pots and pans of protest can be heard in Chile's capital once again as Gen. Augusto Pinochet ma

Concern over the erosion of the U.S. defense industrial base has prompted demands that the United St

PRESIDENT REAGAN DESERVES congratulations. Against his instincts and the views of many administratio

The first of the two presidential debates will be held Sept. 25 and we are in for a quantity of hype

A really scary report made the rounds here this week. Prepared by the Council on Competitive

GOOD JOBS AT GOOD WAGES is a catchy line. But it hasn't caught on as the theme of Michael Dukakis' t

SEATTLE'S LOSS OF ITS ROLE as the southernmost port for the Alaska state ferry sends another warning

When the nation finally goes to the polls on Nov. 8, pocketbook issues will loom large. The small gr

The United States Trade Representative has announced a preliminary step toward denying seven countri

WHEN COMPETITORS MEET to coordinate business decisions, antitrust attorneys at the Justice Departmen

WASHINGTON'S POLITICAL BATTLES are often battles of perception. A revision in the way the Commerce D

Some of the most interesting and radical economic reforms in the Soviet Union may be about to spring

Dr. Victor Paz Estenssoro's becoming chief executive of Bolivia in August 1985 seemed like simultane

YEUTTER: JOFC MISSED WORKER RIGHTS POINTYour publication ordinarily does a superb job on tra

Whatever the fate of the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement - a fate now dependent on the outcome of a

The Senate is expected to pass the legislation needed to implement the U.S.-Canada trade liberalizat

CONGRESS JUST CAN'T KEEP ITS HANDS off the railroads. But by acting with unseemly haste to impose a

Back in the 1970s, when I worked for McGraw-Hill magazines in San Francisco, I had the opportunity a

THIS IS THE HOUR OF AUSTERITY AND DISCIPLINE. That message, conveyed on national television in a mid

The railroad industry has recently reported spot shortages of locomotives. This is surprising consid

Long the benison of Argentina's working class, Peronism is struggling to project a positive image of

I refer to an article appearing Aug. 23, headed Agency Says States Are Thwarting Efforts to Ease Wei

THE POLITICAL STORM over a cargo of toxic waste illegally dumped in Nigeria by an Italian company un

UNDER FIERCE PRESSURE from the private aircraft industry, a congressional conference committee may v

You have to think, these days, that there is a direct hot line between Moscow and Warsaw. Na

U.S. trading partners from Brussels to Beijing have been thumbing through their copies of the recent

BY WEST GERMAN STANDARDS, the figures are astounding: West Germany's economy grew at an annual rate