Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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AFL-CIO Exec. VP Tefere Gebre addresses immigration on two coasts
September 23, 2016Do American workers lose out because of immigration? Gebre, himself a refugee, tackled the question at an LA summit on race and at the UN in NY.
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“A Mexican Trilogy: An American Story”: Sumptuous, epic L.A. theatre
September 22, 2016The trilogy is an intricate clockwork of characters, generations, a variety of urban settings, and actors performing several roles over the course of three plays and five hours.
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New film documents the class divide in NYC’s Chelsea
September 20, 2016In a new film, the timeless system of pitting "us" against the "others" is displayed in the story of gentrification of New York City's West Chelsea neighborhood.
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The Paul Lavietes story comes to light: A victory over McCarthyism
September 13, 2016Except for the fact that he did not enjoy the renown of screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, Lavietes' story is just as inspiring.
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“Mutual Philanthropy” reveals predatory side of gentrification
September 8, 2016It's hard to escape the politics of the moment surrounding this world premiere production.
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Ronnie Gilbert’s “Radical Life in Song”
September 6, 2016A memoir isn't a well-researched biography by a historian; it is a remembering fat with feelings; this is a gloriously personal invitation to us to see how she saw it.
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“Dutch Masters”: A terse, tense dissection of race in America
September 1, 2016"The deeper I investigated, the more I related to what these characters are searching for and the ideas that are dramatized."
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“Next to Normal,” brave, hyperactive musical on a small stage
August 30, 2016It promises "an emotional rollercoaster, an inspiring and touching, if not transformative, experience for audiences," and largely succeeds despite the questionable premises of the book itself.
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