Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Culture
Pearl Cleage’s character-driven ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ revival a hit
April 15, 2022Blues for an Alabama Sky is a taut drama with tragic outcomes for some, and at least the promise of success for others.
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Culture
Flags and banners at the Wende Museum: its most moving exhibition ever!
April 13, 2022The Wende Museum has thousands of flags and banners from the former socialist bloc; this new exhibition gives just a taste of what's in their archives.
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Culture
Classical CDs highlight African-American and women’s contributions
April 11, 2022Under review here are three classical CDs featuring African-American composers with greater or lesser (mostly lesser) familiarity, and one non-Black Bostonian lady.
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En español
La Federación Laboral del Condado de Los Ángeles lanza el ‘Proyecto del Pueblo’
April 9, 2022
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Culture
‘A Death-Defying Escape!’ magically combines Jewish humor, lesbian romance, disability awareness
April 6, 2022Perhaps if there’s a single message Carter is trying to leave with her audience, it could be reduced to this quote from the show, addressed to the audience: “Live your life, people! It passes so quickly.”
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Labor
L.A. County Federation of Labor launches mega mutual aid ‘People’s Project’
April 6, 2022Revolutionary Angela Davis tells Workers Congress: “The labor movement is the model of struggle for a new world. Capitalism can be defeated, colonialism can be defeated.”
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Culture
Playwright Lucas Hnath examines the idea of Walt Disney in West Coast premiere
March 30, 2022
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Books
Philip Foner completes his multi-volume U.S. labor history with the Great Depression
March 29, 2022
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