Blake Skylar

Blake is a writer and production manager, responsible for the daily assembly of the People's World home page. He has earned awards from the IWPA and ILCA, and his articles have appeared in publications such as Workday Minnesota, EcoWatch, and Earth First News. He has covered issues including the BP oil spill in New Orleans and the 2015 U.N. Climate Conference in Paris.

He lives in Pennsylvania with his girlfriend and their cats. He enjoys wine, books, music, and nature. In his spare time, he reviews music, creates artwork, and is working on several books and digital comics.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar

Environment
$Oklahoma suffers quakes after fracking$

Oklahoma suffers quakes after fracking
June 27, 2014 By Blake Skylar
A swarm of earthquakes that have shaken homes and rattled nerves. Nearby, fracking operations are ongoing, continuously disturbing both the environment and people's peace of mind.
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Environment

North Dakota park threatened by oil, gas drilling
June 24, 2014 By Blake Skylar
The park, which is home to a great variety of wildlife, 100 miles of hiking and horse trails, and skies where visitors can sometimes witness the Northern Lightsmay soon be marred by oil rigs.
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Environment

Obama, actor DiCaprio turn the tide on protecting marine areas
June 20, 2014 By Blake Skylar
President Obama used his executive authority on June 17 to create the world's largest marine sanctuary, banning commercial fishing, mining, and oil exploration in a major portion of the Pacific Ocean.
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Labor

Media’s role in building movements a big topic at CPUSA Convention
June 18, 2014 By Blake Skylar
"There's an aspect of capitalist development that is introducing problems in areas of education, including reading, and that's forced us into something of a crisis."
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Environment

Obama turns up the heat on climate change deniers
June 17, 2014 By Blake Skylar
In a bold and positive move, Obama emphasized the urgency of the matter, and called on students to push the issue beyond the current partisan divide in Washington, D.C.
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U.S.

Fight for $15: CPUSA Convention highlights fight for a living wage
June 17, 2014 By Blake Skylar
At the Peoples World panel on June 13 called "Working for a Living: New Challenges," workers who have been part of the Fight for 15 campaign to raise fast food wages made their voices heard.
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Labor

Communist Party convention goers explore Chicago’s labor history
June 14, 2014 By Blake Skylar
Some of the 300 delegates and guests of the Communist Party USA's 30th Convention kicked off their party's gathering with a labor history tour of the Windy City.
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Environment

Gray wolf gets endangered species protection in California
June 6, 2014 By Blake Skylar
This is the first time the state has stepped into the issue over the species, which is losing protection and being killed in several states.
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