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

Culture

Los Angeles Master Chorale features ‘Oceana’ with lyrics by Pablo Neruda
October 24, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon
A quarter of a century ago there were surely voices crying out against the despoliation of our waters, but few were listening.
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News

Netanyahu fails to form a government after Israeli election—What happens now?
October 22, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon
The Joint List vote is a sign that the left, however it is reconstituted, is not dead, but focused on pragmatic rather than ideological goals.
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Culture

‘By the Grace of God’: Film skewers pedophile priests in France
October 17, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon
Despite some small criticisms, it’s a riveting “spiritual” thriller that takes no “liberties with the facts,” according to the director.
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Culture

‘Neil Simon’s Musical Fools’: Everybody plays one sometime, right?
October 16, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon
It is so boisterously silly and good-hearted, and suitable for all audiences, that it is truly worth seeing in times that need a little comic relief.
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Culture

‘The Abuelas’ unpacks repercussions of child kidnapping in Argentina’s Dirty War
October 15, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon
“If you have doubts about your identity, contact Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo.” So read billboards across today’s Argentina.
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Culture

‘Emanuel’ recounts tragic 2015 murders in Charleston and radical Christian forgiveness
October 11, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon
The tragic incident on June 17, 2015, blazed to the top of the news: A 21-year-old white supremacist named Dylan Roof calmly entered the door to Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
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Culture

‘A Kid Like Jake’: Parents grapple with gender expansive expression
October 9, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon
The acting is highly credible: Anyone who has been in an intimate relationship will recognize both the zenith and the nadir of emotions that we see here.
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Culture

‘Through Positive Eyes’ lifts up the work of HIV/AIDS ‘artivists’
October 8, 2019 By Eric A. Gordon
These HIV-positive artivists will continue to share their images and personal narratives in direct dialogue with museum goers.
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