Eric A. Gordon

Eric A. Gordon, People’s World Cultural Editor, wrote a biography of radical American composer Marc Blitzstein and co-authored composer Earl Robinson’s autobiography. He has received numerous awards for his People's World writing from the International Labor Communications Association. He has translated all nine books of fiction by Manuel Tiago (pseudonym for Álvaro Cunhal) from Portuguese, available from International Publishers NY.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon

Opinion

The 2014 midterm elections: Fear and promise
September 23, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
Progressive measures would improve our country for future generations while bringing well paying jobs to our communities.
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Opinion

Ice buckets, Cuba, walking and wills
September 22, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
"Instead of competing against each other for precious donor dollars, the whole nation ought to join in a mass movement for universal health care."
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Arts

Film review: “Love is Strange”
September 18, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
Put seasoned actors like John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, and Marisa Tomei together in a film, and guaranteed there'll be a certain amount of movie magic.
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Arts

“What I Learned in Paris” – a review
September 16, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
In 1973 , Maynard Jackson was elected Mayor of Atlanta, and as the characters in the play keep saying, "Nothing's going to be the same."
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Labor

Today in labor history: Jewish labor leaders stamps issued
September 16, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
The progressive secular Jewish Currents magazine issued the stamps: Notable among them are four women and a range of ideological orientations
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Opinion

J. J. Goldberg speaks on Israel and Palestine: Is there a way out?
September 12, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
In half a dozen years the Israel Defense Forces may have a cadre of commanding officers no longer answerable to the Israeli government, but to their fundamentalist rabbis back home.
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World

“Echoes of Valour” in Newfoundland: A story of racism defeated
September 9, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
On the stormy night of February 18, 1942, the USS Truxton and the USS Pollux, headed toward Iceland for refueling, foundered against the rocky cliffs near St. Lawrence.
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Opinion

Impressions of marriage
September 5, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
I'm a guy who's never been married, but I have some definite impressions of the institution that I'd like to share: You see, I marry people, 300 couples a year!
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