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

Opinion

Audiences test positive for “Contagion”
September 20, 2011 By Blake Skylar
Outside of zombie fiction, viral outbreaks are a theme rarely explored in film. "Contagion" changed that, and director Roland Emmerich ought to take a few steps back - because this is the precursor to the next...
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U.S.

Labor calls for aid after Texas wildfires
September 16, 2011 By Blake Skylar
The AFL-CIO of Texas is working with United Way organizations to set up a Union Wildfire Relief Fund and aid the victims of the Texas wilfire disaster.
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Opinion

North Carolina: where homophobia is law
September 15, 2011 By Blake Skylar
"Being gay is an abomination. Gay people are going to Hell." That's what Rep. Marcus Brandon heard a speaker say at the House Rules Committee meeting
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World

French nuclear site rocked by explosion
September 13, 2011 By Blake Skylar
On September 12, an explosion at Marcoule, a nuclear facility in southern France, killed one person and injured four.
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Opinion

My 9/11: The smoke that preceded tragedy
September 9, 2011 By Blake Skylar
Perhaps most poignant are the perspectives of those for whom that era was a vital period in their growth: the youth of that decade.
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World

With walruses on thin ice, Shell pursues Arctic drilling
September 2, 2011 By Blake Skylar
As global warming threatens the wellbeing of Alaskan walruses, the government has exacerbated the issue.
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U.S.

Unemployed no longer welcome to apply for jobs?
August 30, 2011 By Blake Skylar
Big business has set up a new roadblock for the jobless: employers only consider hiring those who are already working, reported the AFL-CIO. In other words, the unemployed need not apply.
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U.S.

West Memphis Three freed, but they still seek justice
August 22, 2011 By Blake Skylar
In 1994, three young men in West Memphis, Ark. were wrongfully tried and convicted of the 1993 murder of three boys. Last week the trio were set free.
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