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

‘Radiant Vermin’ and ‘Steambath’ on stage: Goddammit, make your life worth living!
October 24, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
Two plays, both at the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, seen a day apart. One a living hell, the other a glimpse of post-mortem limbo.
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Culture

‘Shrek the Musical’ a welcome, but brief guest in Ventura County
October 23, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
These fairy tale people—like the children in the audience—finally have the opportunity to escape the imposed societal narrative they’ve been handed, of being a failed version of who they were meant to become.
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Culture

The nuclear-age ‘War of Nerves’ and ‘Red Shoes’ politics of dance
October 18, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
The USSR may be long gone, but the devotion it poured into culture and the arts in still on view worldwide.
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U.S.

Praying for a Blue Wave: Harley Rouda works to flip Orange County
October 16, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
With the settlement of so many immigrants and the economy's move away from agriculture, demographics in Orange County have shifted toward Democrats.
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Culture

‘hillbilly’ and ‘Life and Nothing More’: Two films about soul-crushing poverty
October 16, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
Two new films are currently on the horizon that are well worth seeing.
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Politics

Andrew Janz mounts vigorous campaign against Trump lapdog Devin Nunes
October 10, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
Nunes voted against the DREAM Act, for Trump’s wall, to dismantle Medicare and privatize Social Security, and to slash taxes for corporations and the rich.
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Culture

‘The Bench, A Homeless Love Story,’ a needed play right now
October 10, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
The Bench is a necessary play right now in the city with the largest population in the country of people experiencing homelessness.
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Culture

‘United Skates,’ an eye-opening documentary on African-American roller rinks
October 3, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
Roller skating rinks have declined precipitously over the last decades in America, and we get to see some of the reasons why.
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