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

Arts

‘Soft Power’ imagines a Broadway musical under future Chinese hegemony
May 29, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
It’s a fresh kind of show, open to interpretation, that makes us think self-reflectively about the entire history of the musical and its power to shape human consciousness.
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Politics

Rob Boston: ‘We have better morals than the Religious Right’
May 29, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
Some folks are beyond reaching. The solution is organize, organize, organize, and outnumber them.
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U.S.

Honored Humanists at the 77th annual Conference
May 25, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
“Capitalism is accelerating our suicide path: We’re using up the rightful legacy of our children and grandchildren."
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Arts

Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal retakes the stage
May 24, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
Highly recommended! Especially if you are not so familiar with Wiesenthal, and more especially for younger audiences.
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Books

Humanist author poses “big questions for little thinkers”
May 23, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
“This book may cause children to develop curiosity, wonder, a thirst for knowledge, critical thinking skills, and a love for our planet and fellow creatures.”
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Arts

Jeanine Tesori’s musical ‘Violet’ again, now in Hollywood
May 18, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
The creators of Violet are issuing a strong critique of our national Hollywood obsession.
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Arts

Long Beach Opera offers a different (and shorter) Tristan and Isolde story
May 17, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
What Richard Wagner does in five hours, Swiss composer Frank Martin does in under two.
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Arts

Charles Busch’s ‘Die, Mommie, Die!’ is apotheosis of campy gay melodrama
May 16, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
If you just might be starting to think that some of the characters and plots that come out of Hollywood are kind of absurd, a ticket to Die, Mommie, Die! is just your ticket.
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