Salinas repeals the revolution; Mexico's free traders. (Carlos Salinas de Gortari) From: The Nation | Date: June 24, 1991| Author: Simon, Joel | COPYRIGHT 1991 The Nation Company L.P. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

On May 1 Mexico's Central Plaza--known as the Zocalo--was draped in banners and covered in confetti in celebration of international workers' day. For four hours, 1 million Mexican workers filed under the balcony of the presidential palace to receive the benediction of President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Mexico's champion of the free market. In March Salinas had toured the United States with finely crafted arguments to rally support for his free-trade proposals, but at home he re...

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