Commentary

The world just got some vital new ammunition for its fight to end hunger and save wildlands.

If Rip Van Winkle awoke today, a review of labor news might not seem so strange to him. The Teamster

American taxpayers work hard to pay for the services government provides and have every right to exp

FOREIGN GUEST WORKERSDRIVE DOWN WAGESWith legislation pending to double the number of foreig

A few weeks ago I played in a golf tournament for charity, a day that concluded with dinner and an a

The absurdity of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba reveals itself in many ways. As our Kevin Hall

Until the onset of the current regional crisis, the economic miracle in Southeast Asia was touted by

Technology has changed the way we live and do business in America. This change has occurred in just

Now that the peak holiday shipping season is under way and imports from Asia are flooding into West

Free trade loses some of its appeal when traditional tariff barriers are replaced by new controls on

Among his fellow diplomats, and at ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia's Foreign Minister, Yevge

My friend Stuart announced last week that he will stay the course. He will not be among those to buy

Russia may be too big to fail, but the beleaguered country seems headed inexorably in that direction

DON'T RACE TO ENDWOOL IMPORT TARIFFSYour July 31 article ''Textile lobby says 'no' to wool i

Weak and getting weaker is the only way to describe import demand in the developing nations.

In the July 29 Journal of Commerce, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary John R. Block admonished membe

Some workers shop the Internet on company time, while others download pornographic images.Th

Crystal-ball gazing is almost as popular a sport as basketball. Self-proclaimed pundits like to pred

Fast-track trade negotiating authority may be achievable this year. Following months of inactivity i

Austria has a chance to make its mark during its maiden presidency of the European Union, which exte

Older U.S. workers, sometimes viewed as technological dinosaurs, may find additional job opportuniti

Some observers regard China as a calm port amid the turmoil sweeping through East Asia. As once-fast

With all the recent focus on airline rage and bursts of violence at tyke soccer games, it's easy to

Japan's new leaders are off to a less-than-inspiring start. The country's new prime minister, Keizo

RAIL PERFORMANCEISN'T SO ROSYI am troubled by the article, ''US rails: A world apart,'' on t

With the announcement that Cendant Chairman Walter Forbes will step down in the wake of revelations

For more than a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported U.S. unemployment rates at or belo

Diverted perhaps by the unprecedented legal wrangling surrounding President Clinton these days, the

The Far Eastern Economic Review characterized President Clinton's recent trip to China as ''eating c

ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING:CONRAIL'S SALE PRICEHenry C. Wolf, executive vice president of finan

Business guru Tom Peters once said, ''The No. 1 premise of business is that it ought to be fun. If i

A couple of old Moscow hands passed through town recently - English journalists who worked in the ci

Give Bud Shuster credit. The Pennsylvania congressman, who chairs the House Transportation Committee

Advocates of aggressive actions to avert potential damages from global climate change are frequently

It is the quintessential American thing.I am wandering through the mall, browsing and shoppi

At the very moment that the U.S. Justice Department is pursuing a questionable antitrust claim again

The news keeps getting worse for exporters with an eye on the Japanese market. Sales of imported car

Mexico's economy has recovered handsomely since the 1994-95 peso crash, but the political system has

Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and its strongest rival, the center-right Na

Returning to Tokyo after two months of recharging intellectual and inspirational batteries at Stanfo