Commentary

The article ''Brazilian crisis turns ocean trade upside down'' (March 5, Page 1A) is seriously flawe

umanitarian efforts to buy the freedom of slaves in Sudan are having an unintended and heartbreaking

s it embarks on another work week today, Europe can look forward to a transformation in its econom

The report concerning Customs Commissioner Ray Kelly (''Brokers say Kelly comes up short,'' March 10

Many people are surprised that the United States and the European Union are fighting over bananas.

One of the most often-asked questions in connection with ocean shipping deregulation is: What role w

Chic Elum has a clue when it comes to profiting from people with time on their hands.Mr. Elu

Sheep-faced bank regulators announced at hearings last week they will withdraw proposed regulations

On a recent whirlwind tour of Asian capitals, Larry Summers, America's peripatetic deputy treasury s

Who said beauty contests serve no useful social function? In Jerusalem, one seems to have provided

Angry customers and vote-hungry politicians are sending an unmistakable message to the airline indus

When he left the White House after being defeated in 1980, Jimmy Carter found himself suddenly at a

As the May 1 implementation of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act approaches, trans-Pacific import custom

Washington is in the midst of celebrating something that was unimaginable only a few short years ago

f nothing else, the late-winter snowstorm that blanketed the nation's capital Tuesday underlined t

Since the euro was launched Jan. 1, it has dropped by more than 5 percent against the dollar and app

Herbert London's opinion piece on China as a military threat (''China no military threat to US,'' Ma

With the 1990s winding down and the new millennium looming, a review of this decade is in order. Man

ore than 1,000 dockworkers converged on Califor- nia State University in Long Beach last month in

Hurricanes Georges and Mitch were disasters of biblical proportions. They inflicted tremendous damag

The Asian financial crisis: Just how did so many nations in Southeast Asia get into this mess? How c

Having been soundly and deservedly criticized for the Social Security sham that is the centerpiece o

''Happiness is multiple pipeline routes. That slogan, plastered on a paperweight on a former U.S. am

he Irish Republican Army, under fire for its refusal to disarm, would be smart to begin laying down

I've got a secret, but, if you promise not to tell anyone, I'll share it with you.The folks

American men are allergic to supermarkets, while in Europe women still take most of the responsibili

oliticians of both parties will be tempted to compete with each other in shows of righteous wrath

I was checking a couple of facts for a newspaper story and getting nowhere. I found details about he

Since the maxi-devaluation of the Brazilian real in mid-January, the U.S. press has been full of sto

Britain tried to lead Europe last week but didn't fool anyone.Prime Minister Tony Blair lect

Two years ago in the tiny Sudanese village of Akak, an exhausted woman stumbled, bleeding, into the

Farmers, this is our opportunity to send a message to Uncle Sam, the Farm Bureau, farm organizations

Amid a blizzard of favorable economic reports, many 1999 economic forecasts have been revised from h

n a sign of how difficult life has become in Russia, Reuters reported that a retired soldier took a

irst it was Europe's farmers in revolt against pro- posals to cut their subsidies. Now it's the tur

Alan Greenspan recently told the Senate Banking Committee of the urgent need to remove barriers that

A few weeks ago, it was Mission Not Impossible but Most Unlikely. Now, it's Mission Well, Could Be.<

For the gadget freak who has a copy/fax/scanning machine, digital day planner, battery-powered dog b

Even as the media, government leaders and major trade participants around the world trumpet the vict

After a year of obsessing on trying to remove the president from office, now Congress finally might