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 Jewish New Year and political vampires
September 21, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon
This may be a good time to think about repairing frayed relationships, taking a long view of our movement's needs and the struggle for peace and justice.
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Opinion

Worth a trip: Berkshire diary
July 25, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon
Berkshire County is a storied vacation spot year-round, but especially in this season; the summer home of the Boston Symphony is here at Tanglewood; nearby is Jacob's Pillow, a seasonal dance festival.
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Opinion

“Names of Love” juggles froth, sex, history, politics
July 11, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield
Watching the first few minutes unfold, one might be lulled into the belief that the next hour and a half will be spent consuming light filmic fare.
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Labor

National Writers Union fights for writers in Internet age
July 6, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon
Whole industries have grown up which hire writers into "content farms," paying them pennies to create verbal statements on virtually every subject.
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Opinion

“The Last Mountain”: The people versus Massey Energy
July 5, 2011 By Ruth Judkowitz And Eric A. Gordon
An impassioned look at the environmental, climate, and health dangers -and unsafe working conditions - created by the coal industry.
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Opinion

On stage: a Palestinian American stuck in the middle
June 16, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield
Jennifer Jajeh, who stars in the one-woman autobiographical play, grapples with the age-old conundrum of "who am I?" through her art.
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Opinion

Werner Herzog goes deep in 3-D “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
June 6, 2011 By Dale Greenfield And Eric A. Gordon
An exclusive visit to see the paintings deep inside the Chauvet caves of southern France, arranged by permission of the French government. Very few people will ever see these paintings with their own eyes.
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Opinion

“Love During Wartime”: A Romeo and Juliet story from the Holy Land
April 18, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield
A couple's innocent dream to escape the bonds of politics, time and tribe ineluctably butts up against the sanctions of all-too-organized society at every turn.
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