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

Arts

Two trailblazing performers “Coming out Muslim”
September 2, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
"Coming Out Muslim" is a collage of coming-out stories, unmet parental expectations, song and chant, dance movement, prayer, revelations, hair and head coverings, and henna.
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Arts

“Boyhood,” in a land of opportunity they don’t make it easy
August 25, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
Writer and director Richard Linklater's latest release had an intriguing gestation, filmed in and around Houston over a twelve-year timeframe from 2002 to 2013.
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Arts

“Life Itself”: A Roger Ebert biopic
August 20, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
Having conducted an extraordinarily unpredictable life, reviewing some 6000 films, Ebert lived his own movie.
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Opinion

Vivan los Carwasheros!
July 28, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
Los Angeles' first union carwash caravan took place July 24. Drivers brought their cars to Highland Car Wash on N. Figueroa Street in the L.A. neighborhood of Highland Park.
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Environment

Pipelines vs. community rights: a New England democracy lesson
July 8, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
Among neighboring towns, more than a dozen so far have called town meetings and voted to reassert community rights as the ultimate authority before approving such projects.
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Arts

Public intimacy in the new South Africa
June 19, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
"Public Intimacy" is not outwardly political, but it raises questions about the legacy not only of apartheid but of the freedom struggle itself.
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U.S.

“Daylight” appears on Israel-Palestine conflict
June 10, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
J Street, the six-year-old "pro-Israel, pro-peace" liberal Jewish organization, with some 180,000 members and supporters, met in San Francisco June 7-8 in its first national summit on the West Coast.
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U.S.

Los Angeles gears up for a month against torture
May 28, 2014 By Eric A. Gordon
In a world where we sometimes feel overwhelmed by tragedy, the best antidote to helplessness is to get out and do something, be with people, and imagine a better future.
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