Daniel M Chavez

Polis & Demos: The Left in Municipal Governance in Montevideo and Porto Alegre

Hasta Nuevo Aviso (Spanish Edition)

Collection of poetry of an ironic and fresh voice with some tones of erotism. References to the classics and to popular culture from the Greeks to Batman and back. Clever, entertaining, and sometimes profound. This book is published by Mantis Editores a poetry editor from Guadalajara Jalisco that is...

The New Latin American Left: Utopia Reborn (Transnational Institute)

It was widely predicted that the end of the Cold War would lead to a prolonged period of US-friendly neo-liberal hegemony in Latin America. In fact, the left has re-emerged as a serious political actor. Today, leftist or 'progressive' political forces are in government in nine Latin American natio...

Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia: Development and Culture in the Modern State

The history of modern Nicaragua is populated with leaders promising a new and better day. Inevitably, as Nicaragua and the Politics of Utopia demonstrates, reality casts a shadow and the community must look to the next leader. As an impoverished state, second only to Haiti in the Americas, Nicaragua...

The Left in the City: Progressive and Participatory Local Governments in Latin America

Betrayal: How Union Bosses Shake Down Their Members and Corrupt American Politics

“Simply put, the leftist labor unions have the Democrats in their pockets. And we’re all paying the price.”Linda Chavez, President George W. Bush’s original choice for Secretary of Labor and a former union official, is one of the foremost authorities on America’s labor unions. Now, in the explosive ...

Marcelino and the Curse of the Gold Frog

Marcelino was born in a remote Mexican village in the late 1800s. Life was tolerable until his loving mother's death, when his conniving father gave him to an uncle. The uncle took him to his farm in Texas, where his wife and sons refused to accept Marcelino into the family-and they torturously work...