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

Most dangerous Supreme Court in history back on the job today
October 3, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Affirmative Action, civil rights, what’s left of the Voting Rights Act, and same sex marriage are all on the chopping block.
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Opinion

Will peace be given a chance in Ukraine?
September 27, 2022 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
From endless war to nuclear annihilation, it seems everything is on the table in the Ukraine conflict—everything, that is, but negotiations.
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Politics

Mounting investigations could send Trump to jail
September 14, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The latest Justice Department, U.S. Senate, and Jan.6 House Committee moves make jail a real possibility for the former president.
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News

Do Britain and the world really need a king?
September 12, 2022 By John Wojcik
Rather than sanitizing the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the U.K. should be ending the monarchy altogether.
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Politics

Biden, ahead of November elections, warns of peril to democracy
September 2, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
In a blistering pre-Labor Day attack on Trump and Republicans, he lays out the choices facing the nation.
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Politics

Biden to defend democracy tonight in an attack on MAGA Republicans
August 31, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
President heads to Independence Hall today on a mission, he says, to counter what he calls the "semi-fascism" of the GOP and set the final push to the Midterm elections.
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World

Russian and Ukrainian rightists vow to continue their war
August 24, 2022 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
On the six-month anniversary of the Russian invasion, powerful right-wing forces in both countries call for more bloodshed.
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Politics

New York primaries reflect major choices facing voters nationwide
August 22, 2022 By John Wojcik
Results will factor heavily in the direction of national politics.
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