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

Police board elections in Chicago: Decisive step toward real community control
March 2, 2023 By John Wojcik
What Chicagoans have won is not just simple review boards but a say in determining how their police operate.
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Politics

Protests at SCOTUS as justices move to kill debt relief for 26,000,000
March 1, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Right-wing Court majority falsely claims Biden didn’t have authority to cancel student debt.
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En español

China pide cese al fuego en Ucrania y emite plan de paz de 12 puntos
February 27, 2023 By C.J. Atkins And John Wojcik

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Politics

China calls for Ukraine ceasefire and issues 12-point peace plan
February 27, 2023 By C.J. Atkins And John Wojcik
Despite some initial interest by Ukraine and Russia, the U.S. leads a full frontal attack against China’s plan.
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Opinion

Peace talks on Ukraine war unlikely any time soon
February 22, 2023 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
After a year of war, China is the only major power that’s putting forward a call for peace.
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Environment

The story behind the fiery Ohio train wreck worsens by the day
February 17, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Greedy Wall Street investors got rich, the people of East Palestine Ohio worry they may lose everything.
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Opinion

Biden faces down Republican fascists at State of the Union
February 8, 2023 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
He challenges heckling GOP lawmakers to “stand up for seniors and Social Security,” backs abortion and LGBTQ rights, and calls for an end to police violence.
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U.S.

For People’s World, Black History Month is every month
February 7, 2023 By John Wojcik
With your support, we put forward the perspective that African-American history is a living, breathing thing that informs all the struggles of the people.
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