Eric A. Gordon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Eric A. Gordon
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Culture
August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ teaches the potent legacy of Southern slavery
October 24, 2024How does the indelible stain of slavery reverberate down into the 20th century?
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‘Robbin, from the Hood’ exposes the evil of racist Big Capital
October 18, 2024In Wyatt’s re-imagination of the classic tale of righteous redistribution, corporate greed is the new villain in the person of The Kennedy Group (corporations are persons, right?).
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A U.S. stage premiere of ‘I, Daniel Blake’ is filled with pathos
October 17, 2024The UK Guardian called the play “Chilling…highlights the realities of an inflexible system that does not recognize individual needs, nor allow space for compassion.”
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Theodore Bikel Square: A new address in Los Angeles
October 10, 2024As of Sunday, October 6, there’s a new address in Los Angeles.
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‘Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink’ blasts hedge fund ownership
October 9, 2024Two-time Academy Award-nominated film director Rick Goldsmith has completed his trilogy on the American press with his latest film, the explosive exposé Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink.
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World premiere play ‘Luzmi’ illuminates the environmental crisis in Latin America
October 8, 2024Issues explored in Luzmi include the rights of Indigenous peoples, use of the land, paramilitary terror, and foreign investment.
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George Mann produces Si Kahn’s ‘Labor Day: A Tribute to Hard Working People Everywhere’
October 3, 2024Si Kahn and George Mann sure know what they’re singing about. As union organizers, they know first-hand the hardships and challenges working people face.
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Anne Royall, America’s first female journalist, celebrated in world premiere play
October 1, 2024I bet not one in a thousand readers of these words has ever heard of Anne Royall (1769-1854), America’s first female journalist.
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