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

Culture

‘Four Women in Red’: Where are the missing and murdered Indigenous women?
February 27, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
Indigenous women are currently facing an epidemic of violence, with some of the highest rates of physical and sexual violence in the nation.
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‘A Life of the Party’ recalls ‘Daily Worker’ writer Amy Schechter
February 26, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
The New York Times once called her “one of the most ardent among the New York radicals,” but you’d not likely encounter a review of Dave Schechter’s novelized biography of his great aunt in its sacred...
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‘Call Me Dancer’ film review: A passionate study of the arts under capitalism
February 6, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
Call Me Dancer is the story of mentorship, passing down tradition and technique.
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A peek into ‘The Cheech,’ Chicano history, and the Riverside arts scene
January 31, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
For anyone seriously interested in the artistic contributions of Chicanos in the United States, The Cheech is simply a must.
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‘Evanston Salt Costs Climbing’: Is humanity doomed to self-destruction?
January 28, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
“The people in this play want very much to connect with each other,” writes director Guillermo Cienfuegos in a program note. “They need it—but that fear and anxiety [get] in the way,” “[e]specially right now; political...
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World premiere play ‘Listing’ takes on historic preservation and race in real estate
January 22, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
Angelenos in particular will enjoy this work for all the local history, knowing that a portion of their ticket will go to those in dire need.
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‘Cold War: A Love Story’: Novel takes us to 1960s-’70s revolutionary hotspots
December 19, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
The author is especially effective in communicating the nature of his growing political commitment.
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‘Sabbath Queen’: From radical drag artist to rabbi of a God-optional synagogue
December 3, 2024 By Eric A. Gordon
Another way of looking at the survival of the Jewish people, in all climes, and throughout all the empires, wars, monarchs and pogroms of the millennia, is precisely the adaptability to changing circumstances and the incorporation...
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