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

Opinion

To save the boat, we must throw Trump overboard
May 21, 2020 By John Wojcik
The people are battling the pandemic while Trump and his cronies have withdrawn from the fight in failure. Victory over the pandemic, however, will require a new president.
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Politics

Biden, Sanders form task force to unite party on progressive agenda
May 18, 2020 By John Wojcik
Determined to rally voters to beat Trump, the two former rivals aim to unite the Democratic Party's various factions.
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Politics

Whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright testifies winter could be ‘darkest in modern history’
May 15, 2020 By John Wojcik
Top Health and Human Services official dumped by Trump details for Congress the deadly consequences of administration’s response to coronavirus pandemic.
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U.S.

Leaked CDC report projects 200,000 infections per day by June 1
May 5, 2020 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
Trump keeps the document in the back drawer. Report says that by June, U.S. will see a sharp rise in coronavirus deaths, up to 3,000 per day.
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Politics

Trump says “safe to re-open” as infection and death rates soar
May 4, 2020 By John Wojcik
President calls protesters carrying military-style rifles, confederate flags, swastikas, and nooses “very good people who want their lives back.”
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Opinion

China calls for cooperation rather than blame on COVID-19
April 30, 2020 By John Wojcik
Leaked GOP memo shows Republicans to use attacks on China to deflect from their failures regarding pandemic control.
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U.S.

Sioux Falls Smithfield disaster reflects ongoing national battle
April 23, 2020 By John Wojcik
Local AFL-CIO leader: "We all want to go back to work but to a workplace different from the one we left behind.”
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Politics

Fake Facebook pages used to push protests at state capitals
April 21, 2020 By John Wojcik
The Facebook groups, which have hundreds of thousands of members, are being used to organize “spontaneous” demonstrations.
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