Hope and Frustration

Content includes:Recent Events in Perspective1994 and BeyondThe RightJesus Gonzalez SchmalPablo Emilio Madero BeldenThe CenterCuauhtemoc Cardenas SolorzanoPortirio Munoz LedoThe LeftJorge Alcocer VillanuevaHeberto Castillo MartinezEditor Carlos B. Gil, a native of southern California, received his bachelors degree from Seattle University and his masters degree from Georgetown University. He then joined the U.S. Foreign Service and worked in connection with cultural affairs in Honduras and Chile. Upon resigning, he attended the University of California at Los Angeles, where he obtained a Ph.D. in history. He has been teaching at the University of Washington since 1974.