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

Politics

Only Congress can ultimately deal with Trump’s crimes
December 10, 2018 By John Wojcik
The Special Counsel is not constitutionally equipped to end the criminal enterprise operating out of the White House.
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Opinion

Liar-in-chief Trump never gave a damn about workers
November 27, 2018 By John Wojcik
Trump told workers in the industrial Midwest that if he won no plant would ever shut down. General Motors has put the lie to that claim.
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News

U.S. weapons in hands of Trump’s Saudi pals create humanitarian disaster
November 21, 2018 By Associated Press And John Wojcik
Defying the world’s findings as he sits down to eat his Thanksgiving dinner, Trump defends Saudi prince who killed a Washington Post columnist and who is now starving Yemen’s children to death.
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Politics

Under-reported election result: Overwhelmingly, Americans rejected Trump
November 7, 2018 By John Wojcik
The media characterization of the results as a “split decision” fails to capture the significance of what happened.
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Opinion

Trump lit the fires of racist and right-wing terror
October 29, 2018 By John Wojcik
None of what's happening is a surprise. The terrorism we now see is the logical outgrowth of the hate spewed by Trump and his GOP enablers.
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U.S.

Trump blasts caravan that poses no danger to the U.S.
October 24, 2018 By Emile Schepers And John Wojcik
Stokes fear to draw attention away from real threat: If GOP retains control of Congress Americans could lose all their healthcare.
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Opinion

Why Trump bears responsibility for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi
October 15, 2018 By John Wojcik
At the very least, Trump is guilty of not warning the journalist of the plot against him. At worst, the President of the United States is implicated in his killing.
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Opinion

Racist dog whistles against Andrew Gillum could backfire on Florida GOP
October 15, 2018 By John Wojcik
"I actually believe that Florida and its rich diversity are going to be looking for a governor who’s going to bring us together, not divide us."
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