Commentary

A clash may be brewing between Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena and Rep. Norman Y. Mineta,

Another government "insurance" program is in financial trouble. In the sad tradition of depo

Always there is Russia's past that arises and smites our swollen hopes. That authoritarian strain, t

BACK IN 1971, Steven Spielberg directed a nightmarish film in which a driverless 18-wheeler prowled

THE ECONOMY is doing just fine, thank you, according to President Clinton's own Commerce Department.

As President Bill Clinton struggles to get a U.S. energy tax enacted, he will need all the allies he

Businesses have begun moving back into the World Trade Center following the Feb. 26 explosion of a p

LABOR UNIONS have stepped up to claim the spoils of their campaign support for Bill Clinton. The adm

SAFETY ISN'T THE ISSUE FOR CHARTERERSI read with interest and concern your March 4 article,

AS THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S new labor commission gets down to work, the Railway Labor Act should

FIGHTING FOR CUSTOMERS in foreign markets is the essence of global competition. Governments distort

One of this city's landmarks is the inscription on the National Archives building that says, "The pa

REACHING FOR A CUSTOMS DEALRemote entry filing will not be deleted from the Customs Moderniz

A critical problem facing the oil industry is that of liability for pollutionfrom spills. A

THE CLINTON ECONOMIC BANDWAGON, having rolled through the House, now is lumbering through the Senate

BRITISH AIRWAYS notwithstanding, much of Europe's airline industry is a jumble of high cost, state-o

The United States Congress took a first, fateful step toward stagflation last week. The House of Rep

Beneath at least half of U.S. oil tank farms lie major pools of leaked oil. These mini "stra

Shigeki Matsuura, a member of the Japan's Junior Civil Servants Union, marches through Tokyo's centr

FRENCH VOTERS, soured by prolonged recession, high unemployment and constant strikes and demonstrati

BORIS YELTSIN saved Russian democracy 18 months ago when he climbed atop a Soviet tank to end a hard

Good health to Hillary Clinton in her efforts to reform the nation's health- care system. Quagmire i

As if its economic transition weren't difficult enough, Russia now finds itself in the midst of a co

The case of Central Europe may give substance to the laggard's maxim that if you ignore a problem lo

Congress is not only waiting for President Clinton to finish naming top officials in his administrat

DON'T REMOVE GSP FROM EL SALVADORI am writing to clarify some important issues in Douglas W.

Instead of sending Commerce Secretary Ronald Brown and U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor to Me

CONGRESS IS A PLACE OF EXTREMES, and two maritime bills now under review - one much-needed, the othe

NOT ALL THE NEWS from Russia and Eastern Europe is of political struggles and setbacks. Last week, R

SOME CREATIVE THINKING seems to be at work in fashioning a Clinton administration aid package for be

Change always begins with individuals. But business leaders need strategic allies, especially those

Last October, 50-year-old Richard France went to the emergency room of a Boston area community hospi

CHINA'S OLD MEN are worried. Despite the explosive growth of private companies in China in t

In normal times, a first budget is the checkered flag of a new administration. It starts the engines

THE U.S.-JAPANESE computer chip agreement is coming down to the wire. Under the pact, Japan was supp

A BAD DEAL FOR US WHEAT GROWERSThe recent outcome of the durum wheat dispute settlement pane

NOW THAT SHE'S FINALLY ON THE JOB, new Attorney General Janet Reno should deep-six a loopy antitrust

Whatever happened to the Clinton administration? Weren't we led to expect a new, hard-headed

For roughly 20 years, following the sudden jump in world oil prices in 1973, the central policy thru

WESTERN GOVERNMENTS are desperately searching for a way to help Russian President Boris Yeltsin stay