Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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National Writers Union fights for writers in Internet age
July 6, 2011Whole 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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“The Last Mountain”: The people versus Massey Energy
July 5, 2011An impassioned look at the environmental, climate, and health dangers -and unsafe working conditions - created by the coal industry.
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On stage: a Palestinian American stuck in the middle
June 16, 2011Jennifer 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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Werner Herzog goes deep in 3-D “Cave of Forgotten Dreams”
June 6, 2011An 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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“Love During Wartime”: A Romeo and Juliet story from the Holy Land
April 18, 2011A 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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Passover: A people’s holiday
April 12, 2011The Jewish festival of Passover comes around every spring, but in 2011 it has taken on ever more powerful relevance.
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“Miral”: controversial film paints Middle East mirage
April 5, 2011Painter and filmmaker Julian Schnabel's latest venture onto the screen is a controversial adaptation of Rula Jebreal's novelistic memoir of her childhood and youth beginning just around the time of the Nakba, otherwise known as Israel's...
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Communism at the opera
October 4, 2010Communism has taken over the stage at the Los Angeles Opera, and soon will be occupying opera houses in Vienna and Paris!
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