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

News

U.S.A. is Number One as COVID-19 deaths pass quarter million
November 18, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Death mounts and the economy spirals, but the HEROES Act lies like a corpse on Mitch McConnell's desk.
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Culture

‘Accused’: Finnish composer tackles political interrogations from France, GDR and USA
November 18, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Living in a firmly established social democracy, Finnish composer Magnus Lindberg probably doesn’t hear very often about political interrogations in his own country, but the subject obviously interests him.
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Politics

The 2020 vote in California spelled qualified advancement—and some retreats
November 10, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Californians made gains on some of the ballot measures but lost on others.
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Culture

George Mann’s new CD, ‘The Coronavirus Sessions,’ pure joy in the struggle
November 2, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
There’s something quite special about his latest CD, made under grueling conditions between March and August of 2020, one of our country’s roughest patches, and there have been a few.
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U.S.

Battleground Arizona critical for White House and Senate races
October 30, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Kelly says he’s “running for the United States Senate because Washington is broken.”
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Politics

Montana’s Gov. Bullock, with help from Native Americans, could best GOP Sen. Daines
October 29, 2020 By Eric A. Gordon
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock could win his race to unseat Republican Steve Baines in U.S. Senate race.
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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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