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

U.S.

New vaccine rules mean higher death rate nationwide
August 28, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Trump’s HHS Secretary, RFK Jr., promulgates rules denying COVID vaccine to most Americans
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Opinion

Peace in Ukraine—and the world—requires U.S.-Russia normalization
August 19, 2025 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
The mainstream U.S. media is working to undermine the Trump-Putin talks, but negotiations are the only way to achieve peace.
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Opinion

ICE employing Nazi-type propaganda to recruit
August 12, 2025 By John Wojcik
From its artwork to racist rhetoric, the Trump regime is now using methods borrowed from 1930s Germany to recruit modern-day stormtroopers.
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Opinion

Hegseth raids nuke safety funds to refurbish Trump plane
July 31, 2025 By John Wojcik
$973 million intended to mitigate threats to millions of Americans is diverted from Pentagon’s Sentinel Program to improve president’s “free” gift from Qatar.
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Opinion

Reporters fail to challenge Trump’s crazy lies
July 28, 2025 By John Wojcik
As the president and the FCC make no secret about their push to control media, too many journalists are failing to resist.
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Culture

Saving democracy requires more of Netflix’s ‘Sunday Best’
July 25, 2025 By John Wojcik
Documentary shows how Ed Sullivan helped a nation see the wealth of talent and ability in the Black community.
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U.S.

Measles passes record in U.S., raising widespread fear
July 11, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Alarm grows as right-wing policy makers roll out red carpet for once-eliminated disease.
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Politics

Supreme Court OKs Trump assault on federal workers
July 9, 2025 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent exposes the unconstitutional nature of the ruling.
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