Commentary

Can there be a place where employers and employees risk legal action if they consult with each other

The Nov. 20 elections in this oil-endowed state that straddles the Isthmus of Tehuantepec hold subst

THE HOUSE'S lopsided vote for the GATT provided a welcome boost before today's Senate showdown. Stil

With the congressional vote on GATT reaching its conclusion today, we again should expect to hear an

AN UNSETTLED Mexico will watch today as a new president is sworn into office. Ernesto Zedill

I had my epiphany on trade when I worked for a congressional agency. There I wore a steel crown, wri

Saburo Sakai looks like your average aging salaryman. He is dressed in a gray, nondescript business

THERE WERE MANY Democratic casualties on Nov. 8, and some were not even running for re-election.

NORWAY was always a long shot for membership in the European Union. It already had rejected Europe o

US-FLAG SUPPORTERS WILL TRY AGAIN IN '95In his Nov. 17 opinion article, "Here's How

Leaders of the new Republican-led Congress already have outlined an ambitious program for the first

NEWT GINGRICH is satisfied. So is Bob Dole. In fact, most of the pieces are in place as Congress rec

Watching from the shores of the Bosporus as passenger ferries zip across the bow of a huge bulk carr

WITH ITS MARITIME SUBSIDY PLAN dead for the year - and possibly forever - the Clinton administration

Labor leaders hit hard by the Republican takeover of Congress are finding some consolation in the pr

BY THE END of this week, a bitter proxy fight for control of the Santa Fe railroad likely will be de

The war on smoking has put the rules of restaurants in flux. So while we're at it, how about banning

Q. Why should Congress vote on the GATT bill in a lame duck session? Why not let the new Congress do

GERMAN CHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl has told citizens some unpleasant economic truths: The nation is overt

It seems implausible that now, with state and local governments required to meet stricter clean-air

BOB DOLE continues to play dangerous games with GATT. The incoming Senate majority leader isnow thre

In the aftermath of the Republican landslide, it appears the GOP's "Contract With America" will get

SPURRED BY REPUBLICAN CALLS to limit welfare to the poor, Labor Secretary Robert Reich is now urging

Re, an Egyptian deity also known as Ra, seems to be making a comeback in 20th- century America - as

The Federal Reserve System drained more than $300 million in reserves from the nation's banks in lat

As recently as two weeks ago it appeared the Dec. 9-11 Summit of the Americas in Miami was heading t

THE ROCKY ROAD to a subsidy-free global shipbuilding industry just got a little rockier. The Europea

Even by the historically rich and often volatile standards of Irish politics, last week was extraord

GLOBAL WARMING AND WEATHER DISASTERSYour Nov. 4 article, "Industry Told to Get Polit

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG for the spirit of cooperation from last week's APEC summit to wear offin Singapo

"At no time since the foundation of this Government has there been a deeper conviction of the advisa

Everybody involved denies it, but there are strong indications the Maritime Administration will not

CLEAN AIR is not cheap, as many motorists will soon discover. On Jan. 1, gas stations serving 30 per

Now that Republican lawmakers will control the key tax-writing committees of Congress, can Americans

It is no small irony that the Republican victory at the polls has bought the Treasury sometime in it

AFTER A YEAR OF ROCKY RELATIONS with Japan, U.S. officials are in Tokyo to push their latestplan for

Importers throughout the country are in danger of losing a U.S. Customs provision that saves them ti

A STATE TAKEOVER OF LILCO MAKES SENSELewis M. Eisenberg is wrong in claiming New Yor

THE GENIUS OF THE FREE MARKET is that it can fill almost any need. For years, insurance companies up

Two years ago this newspaper published an open letter to the new Clinton administration and Transpor