Blake Skylar
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Republican Mastriano’s election in Pennsylvania could kill democracy nationwide
ERIE, Pa. – He thinks women who have abortions should be charged with murder. He believes the constitution says that the state legislature, not the voters, has the right to choose the president. → Read More
Pennsylvania women cheer Fetterman’s call for codifying Roe
ERIE. Pa. - John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate nominee, took a strong position in the suburbs of the Southeastern part of this state. He pledged that in the U.S. Senate he would undo the damage done by the Supreme Court by backing a national law that codifies Roe. → Read More
Democrat Fetterman leads Pennsylvania race for U.S. Senate
ERIE, Pa. – After emerging victorious over a stroke, Pennsylvania’s Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate John Fetterman is on track now to defeat his Republican opponent, Trump-backed Mehmet Oz, next. → Read More
Sweeping Republicans out of Congress and statehouses key to saving environment
After four years of Trump policies and cuts that have obliterated environmental protection, the Biden administration is left to pick up the pieces. Its predecessor’s administration was littered with an anti-climate, anti-science menagerie, including former lobbyists and lawyers for fossil fuel com... → Read More
In surprise move, Supreme Court backs Biden on a climate issue
The Supreme Court will not end the ability of the Biden administration to factor in the social impacts of climate change. It completely rejected a move from a request from Republican-controlled states to prevent the administration from considering those impacts when it makes rules on the environme... → Read More
New ‘Doctor Strange’ is fantastic – if imperfect – phantasmagoria
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness could very easily have proven to be a misstep in an increasingly predictable slate of Marvel films. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has proven itself an interesting pop culture experiment, yet it runs the risk of becoming too formulaic, as well as alie... → Read More
Amid some environmental wins, climate change burns on
The months of April and May have given rise to some incremental but significant environmental victories, yet these must be tempered by the fact that climate change – and the man-made destruction that exacerbates it – continues to ravage the planet. While the U.S. → Read More
Make this May Day a historic one — Join a unique People’s World celebration
More people around the world celebrate May Day than any other holiday. What many don’t realize, however, is that it was triggered by immigrant workers demonstrating in Chicago in the 19th century for the Eight-Hour Day, with no cut in pay! The bosses tried to take this holiday away from us and pre... → Read More
Good green jobs require building ties between environment and labor
There is an underlying assumption on the part of many that the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy is simpler than it actually is. The prevailing belief, for example, is that the transition will result in good jobs, a better economy, and become a veritable lynchpin in the fight against cl... → Read More
Tom Morello’s new song is anthem of solidarity with union workers
Musician Tom Morello has added new music to his catalogue that carries on the longstanding pro-labor tradition of protest songs, this time in collaboration with Canadian rock artist Grandson. Called “Hold the Line,” the song dropped Oct. → Read More
Manchin, who pockets $500,000 per year from dirty coal, kills critical Biden climate deal
Last weekend, while the Biden administration tried to piece together a deal to pass its Build Back Better plan, the key climate part of the package – a multi-billion dollar program for clean electricity, was all but killed. This was thanks to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. → Read More
Biden’s climate measures must pass or he’ll go empty handed to COP26
Thanks to the Biden administration’s Build Back Better Act, the U.S. may be on the verge of making sweeping, long-term action on the global warming crisis. If the deal fails to pass by the end of October, however, the President may go to COP 26 in Glasgow with nothing to show. → Read More
Pennsylvania Republicans pushing Arizona style “fraudit”
ERIE, Pa.—Libertarians, who stress the rights of the individual above all, and liberals and socialists, who get berated for supposedly placing societal needs above certain individual rights, don’t often agree. → Read More
UN report: Planet on disastrous path to 2.7 degrees of warming
The planet is on track to warm by 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, if major emissions-slashing measures aren’t taken soon. This was the finding of a new report by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and it’s far beyond what level scientists say should be the acceptab... → Read More
COVID Delta variant surges, putting jobs and lives on the line
With only fifty percent of the population fully vaccinated amid an outbreak of the coronavirus Delta variant, the U.S. has cause to worry. The strain caused between 80 and 87 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the last two weeks of July, according to the CDC. → Read More
A view of homelessness from my firsthand experience
‘Homelessness’ is a ubiquitous term. It’s routinely spoken of on the news, and its victims occupy the streets of nearly every U.S. city and town, so often seen with our eyes and so rarely felt with our hearts. → Read More
German politicians fear global warming floods may hurt them – People's World
Political parties in the ruling coalitions in Germany’s states are worried. They fear that the recent disastrous floods in that country could impact their chances in the impending national elections this fall. → Read More
Wildfires ravage Western U.S. amid soaring temperatures, drought
The largest California wildfire this year has led to evacuating communities and firefighters struggling against the inferno. As state residents are urged to reduce power consumption to avoid blackouts, the Beckwourth Complex fire continues to burn along the Nevada state line, having already decimate... → Read More
Road to Green New Deal is paved with unity
A New Deal saved the country in the 1930s. A Green New Deal is needed to save it again. Introduced into Congress by Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, the proposed stimulus program is rapidly gaining support, even as Trump and Republicans deride and oppose it. → Read More
Trump’s wall: A death sentence for wildlife
President Trump’s dream of a border wall is a nightmare for the U.S. Most agree it’s a dangerous idea rooted in xenophobia, but should it be built, endangered wildlife might be among its first casualties. It would also pose a significant threat to the climate. → Read More