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

En español

La Corte Suprema hace retroceder el reloj del progreso, destripa la acción afirmativa
July 1, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

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Politics

Supreme Court turns back clock of progress, guts affirmative action
June 30, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Justice Sonia Sotomayor: “The Court subverts the constitutional guarantee of equal protection by further entrenching racial inequality in education.”
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U.S.

Moore v. Harper ruling by SCOTUS does not guarantee democratic elections
June 28, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
While SCOTUS ruled against the dangerous independent state legislature theory pushed by Trump there remains leave in place a system that allows undemocratic manipulation of elections.
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Politics

Russia’s internal crisis no excuse for U.S. sending more weapons
June 26, 2023 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
With a nuclear-armed country involved, calls for more weapons shipments and urging an attack on Crimea could cause the world war no one wants.
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En español

Comunistas reunidos en Nueva York tienen un plan para derrotar a los fascistas del MAGA
June 24, 2023 By John Wojcik
Lo sorprendente de la reunión de líderes y activistas del CPUSA en el Winston Unity Hall aquí esta mañana es la diversidad que representa en comparación con cualquier otro partido político de la nación.
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News

Communists meeting in New York have a plan to defeat the MAGA fascists
June 24, 2023 By John Wojcik
They declare their resolve to help build the coalition necessary to get the job done.
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Opinion

RFK Jr.’s campaign against Biden promotes right-wing conspiracies, boosting Republicans’ election chances
June 21, 2023 By John Wojcik
His absurd claims have the potential to cause great harm to millions and weaken the fight to save democracy.
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Opinion

This week we are closer to world war than we were last week
June 13, 2023 By John Wojcik
First NATO expanded, then it placed nukes in Europe, and today it is staging the biggest air war games ever.
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