Eric A. Gordon

Eric A. Gordon is the author of a biography of radical American composer Marc Blitzstein, co-author of composer Earl Robinson’s autobiography, and the translator (from Portuguese) of a memoir by Brazilian author Hadasa Cytrynowicz. He holds a doctorate in history from Tulane University. He chaired the Southern California chapter of the National Writers Union, Local 1981 UAW (AFL-CIO) for two terms and is director emeritus of The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring Southern California District. In 2015 he produced “City of the Future,” a CD of Soviet Yiddish songs by Samuel Polonski. He received the Better Lemons "Up Late" Critic Award for 2019, awarded to the most prolific critic. His latest project is translating the fiction of Manuel Tiago (pseudonym for Álvaro Cunhal) from Portuguese. The first book, Five Days, Five Nights, is available from International Publishers NY.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon

Culture

‘The Campaign of Miner Bo’ tells a sad, Quixotic West Virginia story
October 5, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Viewers will draw their own conclusions about this little window into West Virginia life.
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Politics

Taxing the rich and expanding the vote on California’s ballot
September 25, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Disney and other big corporations would be forced to pay their fair share in taxes.
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Culture

‘The Wall of Mexico’: A new feature film about construction and deconstruction
September 22, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Virtually the entire action of this film takes place on the vast compound belonging to the Aristas, a Mexican-American family of unimaginable wealth and privilege.
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U.S.

200,000 coronavirus dead due to Trump’s neglect of duty
September 18, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
His refusal to follow his prime directive to protect the people, along with his lies and ineptitude, brings suffering and death to the nation.
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Politics

Democratic outreach to Jewish voters cites rising anti-Semitism under Trump
August 21, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
"Let's put a true mentsh in the White House."
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Opinion

19th Amendment was milestone for women’s equality, but not the final victory
August 18, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Was it revolution? No. Did it overthrow capitalism? No. But we cannot be deaf and blind to the hard-fought achievements we have scored.
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Culture

‘We all want to be fellow travelers’: Mike Glick’s new CD
August 10, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
“We all want to be fellow travelers” is not the title of singer-songwriter Mike Glick’s new CD, but his song “Fellow Travelers” kicks off the collection, prefacing and summing up its greater content.
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U.S.

150,000 dead of coronavirus in U.S.: What monument will they have?
July 28, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
We have a collective grief to deal with in our land, yet from our highest tribunes all we hear is, “This will be over sooner than you know it, get back to work."
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