Commentary

If there is one thing the federal government has a proven ability to do, it is to launch massive new

BILL CLINTON'S CHINA CLOCK is rapidly winding down. The president has less than two weeks to decide

Financial markets have been spooked for most of the year. A strong recovery plus a series oftighteni

Recent evidence suggests that federal jobs data have understated the true strength of labor markets

The agenda for a conference here this month on trade and investment in the countries that once were

CROSS-BORDER CORPORATE ALLIANCES expanded dramatically in the 1980s, and they should continue to flo

HOW CANADIAN GRAIN IS SUBSIDIZEDBecause you referred to me in your April 28 editorial, I wou

NATIONAL STATISTICS like gross domestic product - the nation's total output of goods and services -

THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE portrays itself as a modern corporation that competes with other delivery co

IMITATION may be the sincerest form of flattery, but not in the high-fashiondress business.<

For the majority of South Africans celebrating their freedom after this month's historic non-racial

An item in the May 16 "Washington Report" column (Page 10A) incorrectly stated the name of a lobby g

At a time of great tension in Sino-American relations, a U.S. secretary of State travels to Beijing

GATT SALMON CASE UPHELD US FINDINGSYour April 28 article on the GATT salmon dispute between

TAXPAYERS have lost billions of dollars to below-market sales and leases of federal lands containing

Most people who have watched growing unemployment, corruption, crime and inefficiency in China and t

Wall Street glanced at the $3 billion drop in retail sales in April and jumped to the conclusion tha

AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS are heavily invested in each other's economies, with total cross-border hold

This is the second of two articles on U.S. anti-dumping laws, which are intended to prevent sales of

The sense of shock, disbelief and sadness that swept the country last week on the news that Labour P

ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLY, momentum is building toward a closer, more unified European Union. Expansion o

This is the first of two articles on U.S. anti-dumping laws, which are intended to preventsales of i

MIXED SIGNALS ON RAIL LABOR MATTERSIt seems that Larry Kaufman is having a serious disagreem

HOUSE AND SENATE leaders will meet soon to work out the final version of a bill to restrict lobbyist

A dozen years ago, when an American motorist pulled into the service station to fill up his car, a s

Tough contract negotiations with U.S. shipping companies could reshape Washington maritime lobbies l

Indian Prime Minister Narasimha Rao's visit to Washington this week provides the Clinton administrat

RAILROADS HAVE STAGED a remarkable comeback in the last decade, but their relations with labor have

AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland was inducted last week into the International Maritime Hall of Fame

The information fellow back in Brussels had been absolutely right. And also a touch outraged.

LONG HAUL TRUCK DRIVERS don't like seat belts. Too restrictive, they say. So to encourage them to bu

Whether they like it or not, thousands of Americans are going to have to give up driving to work.

LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES took a big step toward private ownership Tuesday when its unions approved

The Clinton administration's Office of Management and Budget recently proposed taxing someannuity ho

UNDERCHARGE CLAIMS ARE STILL ALIVEI was very disappointed with the level of inaccura

THE AMERICAN health-care system cannot be improved by a bill that cobbles together one reform propos

How can one explain the recent drop in the dollar? Not easily. It seemed to defy commonly ac

THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND and the president of France opened the Channel Tunnel for business lastweek, bu

Brace yourself for a battle of the behemoths. But not if your eyes tend to glaze over from t

IT'S A WONDER anyone takes seriously Rep. Newt Gingrich's assertion that U.S. sovereignty isthreaten