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

Amid some environmental wins, climate change burns on
May 16, 2022 By Blake Skylar
Michigan is currently serving as a stark reminder that the perils of climate change affect everyone.
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Politics

Make this May Day a historic one — Join a unique People’s World celebration
April 20, 2022 By Blake Skylar
May Day, which began in Chicago, is now the biggest annual holiday around the world. This year, People’s World is making May Day history by rolling out a unique nationwide celebration.
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Environment

Good green jobs require building ties between environment and labor
February 1, 2022 By Blake Skylar
Life-long labor activist says capitalism limits our ability to heal a wounded planet and labor will have to be much more involved in the struggle.
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Culture

Tom Morello’s new song is anthem of solidarity with union workers
November 18, 2021 By Blake Skylar
In a time when seemingly more workers than ever are rising up and demanding humane pay and treatment, Morello’s new music may serve as the soundtrack to a labor mobilization the likes of which the U.S....
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Mundo Popular

Manchin se beneficia del carbón sucio y acaba con el acuerdo climático de Biden
October 19, 2021 By Blake Skylar
El senador Joe Manchin se ha posicionado en el lado equivocado de la historia climática con su negativa a respaldar la parte ambiental de la Ley Build Back Better.
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Politics

Manchin, who pockets $500,000 per year from dirty coal, kills critical Biden climate deal
October 19, 2021 By Blake Skylar
As he shields the coal economy, his state of West Virginia is hit with major climate disasters.
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Environment

Biden’s climate measures must pass or he’ll go empty handed to COP26
October 15, 2021 By Blake Skylar
Passage of his massive $3.5 trillion Build Back Better package, plus the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package would put the U.S. in the forefront of a battle to save the planet.
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Politics

Pennsylvania Republicans pushing Arizona style ‘fraudit’
September 24, 2021 By Blake Skylar
They want to control the private information of nine million Pennsylvanians.
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