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.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon

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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Opinion

Eric the Clapper tells us why he claps
July 17, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
“Did you clap tonight?” my faraway husband in Mexico asks me almost every evening when we talk.
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Culture

‘One Dyke’s Theater’ a monument to decades of lesbian life and creativity
July 6, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
The book is suffused with an evident sense of accomplishment across a decades-long career, while at the same time showing moments of self-doubt and -criticism.
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Culture

‘Proud’: Episodes of the long march for LGBTQ rights in France
June 19, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Proud consists of three episodes, each about 50 minutes in duration, focusing on the evolution of a French family across three generations spanning the years from 1981 to 2013.
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Culture

Black teenager shot by white cop: The play ‘Scraps’ for home viewing
June 9, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
In a provocative mash-up of poetry, realism, and expressionism, Scraps boldly chronicles how the family and friends of a black teenager shot by a white police officer struggle to cope in the aftermath.
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Culture

‘This Is Why We Kneel’: Powerful music and graphics in new video
June 3, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles has released a new video to accompany their song, "Why We Kneel."
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Labor

Smithfield’s Farmer John food factory and others hit with COVID-19 in L.A.
June 1, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
On Memorial Day, the Los Angeles Times reported that 153 Farmer John employees now test positive for COVID-19.
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Culture

‘A Clear Shot’ shows diversity on police forces a good thing
May 28, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
New feature film shows how ethnic, racial, and gender diversity on a police force often helps to avert worst-case scenarios and turn events in a less lethal direction.
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