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

Constitutional Crisis: Now Barr, too, threatens to ignore Congress
April 29, 2019 By John Wojcik
A lawless Trump administration and its Justice Department defy congressional oversight.
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Politics

Trampling on Constitution, Trump promises Supreme Court fight over impeachment
April 24, 2019 By John Wojcik
President obstructs congressional probes, three presidential candidates call for impeachment.
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World

Despite internal differences, Germany’s Die Linke struggles for unity against the right
April 19, 2019 By John Wojcik
In a party of many ideological groupings, the Communist Platform is trying to stake out strong left-wing positions while also preserving unity.
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Opinion

White nationalist Stephen Miller takes over Trump’s immigration policy
April 9, 2019 By John Wojcik
“Stephen Miller is a white nationalist. The fact that he still has influence on policy and political appointments is an outrage.”
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U.S.

Trump trying to launch a massive new child separation program
April 8, 2019 By John Wojcik
Kirstjen Nielsen, the already-disgraced Secretary of Homeland Security, was fired for resisting the idea.
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Politics

Progressives hit attempt by Democratic Party establishment to crush primary challengers
April 8, 2019 By John Wojcik
“Our problems today are too urgent to go along with the status quo and hope to find a solution. That's why we need to end this new DCCC rule."
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Politics

Chicago elects gay black woman mayor and five avowed socialist aldermen
April 3, 2019 By John Wojcik
Historic results raise hopes in a city battling for survival that it can experience a rebirth.
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News

Barr issues Mueller report summary that pleases the president
March 25, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Despite claims to the contrary, Trump is not exonerated and the people deserve the whole truth.
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