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

Bullying and family dynamics in “Late Company”
January 26, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon
Late Company is a forceful reminder of the responsibility everyone bears for their words and deeds.
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U.S.

President Obama did not exonerate Ethel Rosenberg
January 24, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon
Exoneration will have to wait for another day in history.
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Politics

750K march in Los Angeles, saying “we must embrace each other”
January 23, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon
The people truly owned the streets.
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U.S.

Rediscovering a visionary 1959 program for Los Angeles
January 19, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon
A communist recently shared a copy of “A Municipal Program for Los Angeles,” published in April ‘59 by the Communist Party of Southern Calif. and asked me what I thought of it.
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Arts

Practice radical hospitality, radical citizenship in the arts
January 12, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon
How can arts organizations change their way of thinking so that what they do matters more?
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Culture

Meryl Streep challenges Donald Trump’s “instinct to humiliate”
January 10, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon
The Trump Era promises to escalate the Culture War in an attempt to minimize artists who continue to stand for decent values.
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Books

Invasion of the Funny Fish: Science fiction for the Trump era
January 6, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon
I am not a customary sci-fi reader; this book came to me by way of my sister, who instinctively knew I would love it. You will too.
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Culture

Langston Hughes’ jazz “Ask Your Mama” launches national tour
January 5, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon
Jazz was a universal metaphor for Hughes, a convergence of the arts beyond the reach of words or the limits of any one language.
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