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

News

Today in history: LBJ declares he will not run again for president
April 2, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
On March 31, 1968, in a nationally televised address in which he largely talked about America’s sense of purpose in the world and the increasing divisiveness within the country over both domestic and foreign issues, President...
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Culture

Hopeless in Gaza? A talk with scholar Norman Finkelstein
March 29, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
“The nadir of the Palestinian struggle is now,” says distinguished but controversial scholar Norman G. Finkelstein.
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Arts

‘Bingo Hall’: To leave or stay on the reservation?
March 27, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
Precious time is spent on material that goes nowhere, while much else goes unexplored.
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Arts

Japanese-American musical ‘Allegiance’ with George Takei earns fan loyalty
March 26, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
Allegiance represents a kind of foundational narrative for the Japanese-American community as Fiddler on the Roof is to Jews.
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Arts

‘The Invention of Morel’: A new operatic sci-fi take on eternal life
March 23, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
This is not just a metaphysical sci-fi voyage into the unknown, and not just a mediation on mortality, but very much a commentary on our own times and conditions.
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Arts

‘Engaging Shaw,’ an intellectual comedy about Fabian Society socialists and their marriages
March 22, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
"Engaging Shaw" is generally a playful mental exercise that turns over some of the most established rules of society and asks that we “engage” with their less pretty underside.
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Arts

World premiere of “An Undivided Heart” about church abuse and tainted water
March 20, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
The play shares some common ground with "Doubt, A Parable," which took on the question of how much and what kind of proof do we require to act on our suspicions.
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Labor

Workers’ Congress in Los Angeles recommits to ‘inseparable’ resistance
March 16, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon
"Our issues are inseparable, our futures are inseparable, we are inseparable, and today's work is finding how we all win in 2018."
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