John Wojcik

John Wojcik is Editor-in-Chief of People's World. He joined the staff as Labor Editor in May 2007 after working as a union meat cutter in northern New Jersey. There, he served as a shop steward and a member of a UFCW contract negotiating committee. In the 1970s and '80s, he was a political action reporter for the Daily World, this newspaper's predecessor, and was active in electoral politics in Brooklyn, New York.

LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik

Politics

Wyoming GOP primary today: The choice is democracy or Donald Trump
August 16, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
In Alaska Murkowski could survive GOP primary, Palin could end up facing Mary Peltola, a Native American in the race for Alaska’s only House seat in the state.
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Politics

Trump could face espionage charges regarding nuclear documents taken to Mar-a-Lago
August 12, 2022 By John Wojcik
Trump allies among lawmakers and on the internet ramp up a campaign that’s already resulted in violent right-wing attacks on law enforcement.
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Politics

Supreme Court handing GOP seven congressional seats it otherwise wouldn’t have
August 11, 2022 By John Wojcik
Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, and Ohio are told to use Congressional maps that their courts ruled were illegal.
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Politics

Democracy on the ballot again as four states hold primaries today
August 9, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The eyes of the nation begin a shift to Wisconsin where gubernatorial and Senate races will help determine the future of the nation in November.
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Politics

Women and their supporters rise up against anti-abortion tyranny in Kansas
August 3, 2022 By John Wojcik
By protecting abortion rights, voters set off a political earthquake which can be followed by a November tsunami sweeping Republicans out of office.
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News

Democracy on the ballot in primaries in six states tomorrow
August 1, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Voters to choose between conspiracy theories and truth as they vote in Missouri, Arizona, Michigan, Kansas, Ohio, and Washington State.
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Politics

January 6 panel zeroes in on the crimes of Donald Trump
July 25, 2022 By John Wojcik
Thousands of witnesses, many hours of testimony, lay out proof of his attempted coup.
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U.S.

After years of tension, ICE is out of Government Employees union
July 15, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The racist and anti-immigrant stance of the ICE local has finally resulted in its severance for the U.S. labor movement.
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