Eric A. Gordon

Eric A. Gordon, retired 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

A Jakarta childhood ends: Tari Lang bears witness to Indonesia’s 1965 bloodbath
July 23, 2026 By Eric A. Gordon
The book shows the 1965-1966 Indonesia killings—which remain, by body count, one of the great atrocities of the twentieth century, one of the least prosecuted, and least apologized for—through a teenage girl's eyes.
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Culture

History and resistance: Engaging days in the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
July 21, 2026 By Eric A. Gordon
Timor-Leste would not be at the top of most tourists’ bucket list but it has a rich history of struggle, resistance, and culture.
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Culture

Traveling opera company scores hit with ‘Fellow Travelers’ in San Diego
July 15, 2026 By Eric A. Gordon
A poignant, provocative story that explores the intersection of love, politics, and identity during the McCarthy era in 1950s.
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Culture

Gavin Newsom’s autobiographical ‘Young Man in a Hurry’: More and less
May 12, 2026 By Eric A. Gordon
If you love reading political memoirs, this is that, but it's not exactly a bold statement of the kind of America Newsom would like to usher in once moving into the White House.
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Culture

Anthropology from the inside: New Indigenous scholarship from Brazil in translation
June 4, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
The goal of the book is to make people aware of and to value the Indigenous experience of the Brazilian population.
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Culture

Roger Q. Mason’s ‘Hide and Hide’ reveals uncomfortable truths about America
May 19, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
The play dissects the pursuit of the American Dream through deeply flawed individuals in 1980s Los Angeles.
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Culture

Roger Q. Mason’s ‘California Story’ teaches and warns about capitalism and environment
May 15, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
Is the play a “preter-socialist” cry from the heart, perhaps?
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Culture

‘Soldiers of Song’ documents music in service of war on today’s eastern front
May 14, 2025 By Eric A. Gordon
If you’re uncritically on Ukraine’s “side,” and see no alternative resolution than the humiliating defeat of Russia, then this might be the film for you. If, like me, you are prone to asking questions, then keep...
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