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 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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Opinion

Passover: A people’s holiday
April 12, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon
The Jewish festival of Passover comes around every spring, but in 2011 it has taken on ever more powerful relevance.
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Opinion

“Miral”: controversial film paints Middle East mirage
April 5, 2011 By Eric A. Gordon And Dale Greenfield
Painter 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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Opinion

Communism at the opera
October 4, 2010 By Eric A. Gordon
Communism 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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U.S.

Feminist pioneer Betty Millard dies at 98
March 25, 2010 By Eric A. Gordon
Betty (Elizabeth Boynton) Millard, feminist, writer, photographer, political activist and philanthropist, born in 1911 under the presidency of William Howard Taft, died on March 6.
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