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

U.S.

Night of the living unions!
June 15, 2011 By Blake Skylar
As part of the 4th annual Chicago Zombie March, members from UNITE HERE Local 1 applied some face paint and walked the picket line in front of the Congress Hotel.
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Opinion

Will capitalism survive the zombies?
June 13, 2011 By Blake Skylar
On June 8, people in zombie attire showed up at a Special Olympics event in Madison, Wis. in order to protest an appearance by Gov. Scott Walker, said the Zombie Rights Campaign. They held a calm...
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World

Bang your own head, not a seal’s
June 9, 2011 By Blake Skylar
Humane Society International and heavy metal musicians are calling upon the Canadian government to cancel the 2011 commercial seal killings.
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U.S.

Facebook may recognize faces instead of privacy
June 9, 2011 By Blake Skylar
Facebook recently took the liberty of changing its users' privacy settings in order to allow for its latest feature, facial recognition software.
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World

E. coli outbreak poisons Europe
June 6, 2011 By Blake Skylar
There are now 1,733 people in Germany affected by a dangerous e. coli outbreak, affecting both the economy and workers across Europe.
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U.S.

Other countries ahead of U.S. on electric cars
June 3, 2011 By Blake Skylar
Where are we in regard to clean energy and fuel-efficient cars in the U.S.? It appears other countries are leading the way.
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Opinion

What does the future hold for reading?
June 3, 2011 By Blake Skylar
Less than half of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 ever read for pleasure.
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U.S.

Anti-union Whole Foods, others sell GMF “health food”
June 1, 2011 By Blake Skylar
GM foods risk both human health and that of the environment, and there is no law in the U.S. that requires genetically modified organisms to be labeled as such.
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