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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 USE OF SCARCE WATERFRONT LAND is a contentious issue nationwide. In recent weeks, the issue has

High and accelerating inflation, institutional instability, shortening policy horizons and the incre

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

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

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

THE ELECTRONIC AGE, we confess, continues to make us just a tiny bit uncomfortable. Our feel

IN A BEWILDERING DECISION, the Federal Reserve Board has managed to strike a blow against foreign in

Now that the 1988 American Olympics have officially kicked off with the arrival of Labor Day, the ma

The America's Cup has always produced an amazing amount of written and verbal hot air since it was f

Only nine weeks before the election, the American economy appears to be in remarkably good shape. Em

In an article by Laura M. Baughman published Tuesday on this page, the author's identification erron

THE OWNERS OF 27,000 NEW HEAVY TRUCKS have been involved in a taut drama for the last three weeks. O

As early as Wednesday, the Senate may consider legislation that threatens to disrupt U.S trade, rais

Imagine an athlete who seemingly wins every international contest. Gold medals and sunny skies aboun

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