Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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“Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” is stunning must-see
December 16, 2013"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" is visually stunning, unfolding professionally within a familiar bio-pic template.
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American Latino Museum could be “beacon for the planet”
December 16, 2013The Smithsonian National American Latino Museum, already 20 years in the planning, will be a reality some day, but no one can say when.
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“Dallas Buyers Club”: We’re surprised you’re even alive
November 14, 2013Dallas Buyers Club is an uplifting morality tale that's about as good as the art of cinema gets.
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50 arrested protesting Walmart’s poverty wages
November 8, 2013LOS ANGELES - The modern-day story of David and Goliath is playing out in cities and towns across America, and last night, on Cesar Chavez Avenue, one of the story's scenes took place when Walmart workers...
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“Do You Dream in Color? Insights from a Girl Without Sight”
October 24, 2013"My purpose is to be an artist, educator, responsible tax-paying citizen, and a contributing member to society who just so happens to be blind."
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AFL-CIO blasts big business prison profiteers
September 10, 2013The nation's prison population exploded from 500,000 to 2.2 million between 1980 and 2011, in the decades since the for-profit business of incarceration was born.
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How to build our union movement: Ideas from LA
September 9, 2013LOS ANGELES - As the AFL-CIO prepared to open its national convention here, two dozen committed union members and supporters voiced a slew of ideas for revitalizing the U.S. labor movement.
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Writers union vows support for whistleblowers
September 6, 2013CHICAGO - The National Writers Union, Local 1981 of the United Auto Workers, held its biannual Delegates Assembly here recently.
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