John Wojcik

John Wojcik is editor in chief at Peoplesworld.org. He started as labor editor of the People's World in May, 2007 after working as a union meat cutter in northern New Jersey. There he served as a shop steward, as a member of a UFCW contract negotiating committee, and as an activist in the union's campaign to win public support for Wal-Mart workers. In the 1970s and '80s he was a political action reporter for the Daily World, this newspaper's predecessor, and active in electoral politics in Brooklyn, New York.

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik

Opinion

Trump: Another president trampling on international and U.S. law
April 23, 2018 By John Wojcik
History teaches us to question whenever a U.S. president claims that an announced military action is to preserve peace, freedom, and democracy.
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Labor

Labor Notes 2018: More than just unions in the labor movement
April 5, 2018 By John Wojcik
When people hear “labor movement,” they think “unions.” While that is certainly true, the St. Louis Workers' Education Society is coming to a major labor gathering this weekend hosted by a group that is, like the...
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News

Trump puts nuclear war advocate Bolton in charge of national security
March 23, 2018 By John Wojcik
The Republican leadership, who stand by and do nothing in the face of Trump's actions, are a profile in cowardice.
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Opinion

Trump hired company that stole personal data from 50 million Americans
March 21, 2018 By John Wojcik
The Cambridge Analytica scandal proves once again that the key question regarding all technology is who controls it and for what purpose.
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U.S.

Would-be President-for-Life Trump facing more Mueller peril
March 7, 2018 By John Wojcik
Nader cooperating with Mueller is big news. He is likely a direct witness to crimes committed.
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Politics

Dems sweep special elections as Mueller goes straight for Trump
March 1, 2018 By John Wojcik
If you come into the White House and give the real estate moguls inhabiting it a multi million dollar loan, you get the promise of a job - one that never materializes!
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Politics

Trump tangled more than ever in web of crimes and lies
February 28, 2018 By John Wojcik
Scandals and horror stories of financial abuse gush out of the White House now on an almost daily basis. Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner is playing a leading role in the scandals.
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U.S.

Paul Manafort and Rick Gates hit with 32 new criminal charges
February 23, 2018 By John Wojcik
This increases the pressure on Manafort, of course, and means he would face trial in more than one location.
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