Commentary

Reorganized, re-energized and some say "Gergenized," Bill Clinton's presidency flies a newly hoisted

One measure of the state of business conditions in Russia and the other former Soviet republics is t

Last year, candidate Bill Clinton and Democratic congressional leaders pledged to strengthenU.S. exp

THE SQUEEZE IS ON in China. After three years of booming economic growth, the Chinese govern

In the wake of the worst flooding in 30 years, Midwest homeowners and businesses will learn that mos

COMMUNIST HARD-LINERS in Russia's parliament are trying their best to obstruct President Boris Yelts

STEEL DUMPING IS REAL, NOT PHANTOMYou recently published several misleading articles attacki

ALTHOUGH THE BUDGET BATTLE is dominating President Clinton's agenda these days, he still expects to

There are triangles - the Federal Triangle, here in downtown Washington; the Golden Triangle, halfwa

THERE WAS A TIME, long ago, when individual shareholders were the driving force in U.S. stock tradin

When a huge automobile engine plant burned down in the Russian city of Naberezhnye Chelny earlier th

ANOTHER VIEW ON US SEALIFTBecker reveals in a few words that he does not understand what sea

EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA are stumbling toward regional integration, but their tasks look easy compar

The tragedy of thousands of men in their 40s and 50s working themselves to death has Japan's medical

This spring's "yes" vote in Denmark on the European Community's Maastricht Treaty on economic and po

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AIRLINES that better management and a stronger economy can't fix. Tha

Economic data reported last week showed the inventory mini-cycle that began last fall is apparently

As the House and Senate try to reconcile their differences over the president's tax package, the adm

In a statement that makes sense only in the nether world of Eastern European telecommunications, the

JAPANESE VOTERS didn't exactly "throw the bums out" in Sunday's election, but they came close. The c

DRUG PROBLEMS AWAIT WITH NAFTAAs a Mexican-American and a truck safety advocate, I am offend

WITH SO MUCH political and economic uncertainty in Italy these days, it's reassuring to know that on

WHAT'S IN A TITLE? Up to $119,000, as some British aristocrats have discovered. A growing li

A House subcommittee resumes consideration of maritime subsidy legislation this week in an unusually

The recent federal court decision to require an environmental impact statement for the North America

While the Clinton administration can celebrate the tariff-cutting deal reached at the Tokyo summit t

THE CLOSER YOU GET to America's unfair trading laws, the more unfair they look. Take the big steel c

NEEDED: NEW KIND OF INDUSTRIAL POLICYChristopher Saunders' July 1 opinion article on the ste

BILL CLINTON left Tokyo last week with a practical agreement for improving access to Japan'smarkets.

Initial reactions to the tariff-reduction agreement reached at last week's Group of 7 summithave bee

The recent Group of 7 summit yielded what many, including President Clinton, have hailed as a breakt

POLITICIANS ARE DRAWN irresistibly to scenes of natural disaster. This month's flooding in the Missi

On a busy day, more than $1 trillion of currencies changes hands in the foreign exchange market, one

THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT'S problem-plagued program to find a place to bury radioactive waste from nucle

While democracy may be a bold new experiment in the formerly communist nations, for many countries i

"Ten thousand annual workplace fatalities" is the rallying cry for sweeping reform of the Occupation

GOVERNMENT IGNORED MEBA'S TROUBLESYour July 2 editorial, "MEBA Mess," (Page 6A) rewr

WEST COAST DOCKWORKERS and maritime employers agreed earlier this month on a new three-year master c

In the murky world of trade politics, things are not always what they seem. President Clinton was qu

WHILE IN JAPAN, President Clinton tried to convince Japanese students that open markets would improv