Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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“Conduct of Saints”: conscience, crime, and Catholics in post-Nazi Rome
August 8, 2013Emanating from a small publishing house, this novel likely has no five- or six-figure advertising budget, and may escape notice. Make sure your local library gets it.
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“Fruitvale Station”: an American tragedy
July 29, 2013Ryan Coogler gives us Fruitvale Station as a symbolic recapitulation of the Stations of the Cross, recounting the last 30-plus hours of Oscar Grant III's life.
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It’s always Passover: Freedom is a process
March 28, 2013This is the season of Passover, the Jewish holiday of freedom from slavery in Egypt. Even if never substantiated as a historical event, it nevertheless has inspired liberation struggles all over the world.
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L.A. healthcare security workers demonstrate
March 14, 2013"No contract, no peace!" chanted over fifty demonstrators from SEIU/USWW (Service Employees International Union/United Service Workers West) here Mar. 12.
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Walking a mile in Barbara’s shoes
December 28, 2012Andre is aware that East Germany has been following the orthodox Soviet model, one that doesn't, reflect the highest humanitarian principles of socialism.
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Nature vs. nurture in the Middle East: “The Other Son”
December 11, 2012What does it mean to be a parent? A Jew? A Muslim? Israeli? Palestinian? What is the nature of identity politics when you don't even know what your identity is?
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Surrogate Socialism: The Sessions
November 16, 2012The Biblical story of Eden is a tale of claiming the freedom to make our own decisions in life, of taking action that rebels against the established order.
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“All Together”: Getting old in new France
November 9, 2012The vaguely socialistic title references "The New Communards," consisting of a crack ensemble cast of two actresses well known to American audiences.
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