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

U.S.

Humanists stress urgency of fighting racism, ending wars
June 29, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
The four-day conference featured panels, film screenings, lectures, luncheons and dinners, and informational talks.
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Arts

Coal and silk: Two impressive new documentaries
June 28, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
As one historian puts it, "Labor relations in America have never been gentle."
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Arts

Black comedy “Armadillo Necktie” exposes open wound of U.S. in Iraq
June 24, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
A new self-described "jet-black comedy" takes on the national American character at the apogee of its foreign "nation building" enterprise.
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Arts

Romeo and Juliet jinxed in East Jerusalem
June 21, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
Emotions run high in this version of Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed lovers, set in one of today's flashpoints of international strife.
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Arts

“Home/Sick” stages the 1970s Weathermen movement with explosive impact
June 17, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
In the waning days of the Vietnam War, democracy itself seemed to have ground to a halt. A newly re-staged play delves into that period.
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Opinion

Amtrak across America: A hemisphere through moving windows
June 15, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
Riding the rails from Los Angeles to Connecticut provides a feast for the eyes and an opportunity to reflect on the changes America has seen - plus those still to come.
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Arts

“Turn Me Loose”: Dick Gregory brought to life on NYC stage
June 9, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
Provocative and at times hilarious, the new one-man show captures Gregory's way of afflicting the comfortable.
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Opinion

Gay PW writer wins the wine at Yale reunion storyfest
June 9, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon
"This story," I said, "goes a little beyond quirky. Maybe kinky is the more appropriate word." I set the scene in the dark shadows of AIDS in mid-80s NYC.
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