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

Opinion

Have you “turned around”? Reflections on my generation’s political evolution
February 23, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
Did I "rapidly burn out?" Did most of my friends in "the movement" follow that course? I rather think not.
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Arts

A new opera focuses on Frau Schindler of “List” fame
February 12, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
In three acts, the opera features more than 20 roles, plus chorus, in scenes that alternate between the Schindler home and the factory.
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Arts

Inextricable bond between shepherd and flock: A modern Icelandic tragicomic film
February 8, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson has a small hit on his hands in his new film "Rams," starring two of his country's leading stage actors.
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Arts

New L.A. play says: Beware the catch in every dream
February 2, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
The new play "Dream Catcher" provides an uninterrupted 80 minutes of high drama between two passionate characters.
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Arts

Singing the praises of a Portuguese Holocaust hero
January 26, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
Five years ago the Sousa Mendes Foundation commissioned composer Neely Bruce to write an oratorio about the Portuguese rescuer.
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Arts

Bullets and broken hearts over Broadway
January 22, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
So, a Marxist walks into a theater to watch a fluffy new musical set in the 1930s - and leaves with a big wide smile across his face.
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Arts

Reading the backstory on Bernie: “Outsider in the White House”
January 15, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
Can a seasoned Independent who calls himself a "democratic socialist" get elected to the White House in 2016?
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Arts

Unpacking a trunk of new Soviet Yiddish songs: A self-interview
January 13, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
"This is exhilarating. It's been a long time coming and I'm very proud of our work on it. It's been a highly collective process."
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