Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Making new victims out of revictimization
November 21, 2014It is now possible in American law, under the cover of "victim relief," to create new victims by depriving them of their freedom of speech.
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Hurry! Hurry! Two great events at Lincoln Center, NYC
November 20, 2014Two great events of transcendent cultural significance are taking place at or across the street from Lincoln Center in Midtown Manhattan.
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Today in labor history: Freedom of the press
November 17, 2014On this date, Nov. 17, 1734, New York printer and journalist John Peter Zenger (1697-1746), a German immigrant, was arrested.
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California bucks national GOP election wave
November 7, 2014By an impressive vote of 58.5 percent to 41.5 percent, with a majority in every county in the state, Prop 47 passed, truly a huge people's victory.
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“Citizenfour”: “The Shock Doctrine” plays out in the Patriot Act
November 7, 2014The NSA and the National Security State have committed possibly irreparable damage to democracy itself, which depends on free speech and liberty of thought.
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Today in labor history: Harvey Milk elected to office
November 3, 2014On this day in 1977 Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was the first openly gay person elected to public office in California.
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Freedom of the press? “Kill the Messenger” in review
October 27, 2014Kill the Messenger raises daunting questions about the role of the press in society. This passion play is a piece of our nation's recent and ongoing history.
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Farm workers: One, two, three grapes, you’re out!
October 24, 2014Harassment, abuse, and wage theft is going on in the fields of California's Central Valley by one of the nation's largest fruit growers, Gerawan.
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