Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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“Meet the Patels” is about an immigrant marriage mania
September 17, 2015Its unidirectional drive makes it too predictable, although viewers will certainly laugh and enjoy themselves.
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For Rosh Hashanah: We resolve to do better in the year 5776
September 14, 2015There is much our progressive movement can learn from the Jewish New Year.
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“Lincoln for Beginners”: illustrated biography of a gradualist radical
September 8, 2015Whole libraries are dedicated to the study of Lincoln; Buhle's synopsis, reflecting all the warts and charm of his subject, might a good place to begin.
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Two kids reclaim the world in new opera “Second Nature”
August 27, 2015May "Second Nature" find a second production in another community soon. It's a remarkable work.
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Today in history: Musician/activist Leonard Bernstein is born
August 25, 2015Bernstein became the most prominent American-born conductor and a supremely talented musician, educator and composer.
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Feeling the Bern: Bernie Sanders is hot in Los Angeles
August 11, 2015Sanders's campaign is history-making: Record crowds, record support, and still a year out from the nominating convention - and all for a guy who says he'll refuse all corporate cash.
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Medicare turns 50 with vigor in Los Angeles
August 3, 2015The slogan of the day was "Medicare: As American as Apple Pie."
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Some extraordinarily special Olympics days in Los Angeles
July 30, 2015The 6,500 athletes are accompanied by their 2,000 coaches, along with 30,000 volunteers and an anticipated 500,000 spectators in attendance.
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