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

D-Day anniversary: Remembering how World War II was actually won
June 6, 2018 By John Wojcik
Ultimately, humanity was saved in the 20th century because of the cooperation between countries with different social systems. It’s a lesson we should all remember.
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U.S.

Protests in 30 cities slam Trump cruelty at the border
June 1, 2018 By John Wojcik And Earchiel Johnson
Protesters turned out to decry Trump’s policy of tearing babies and children from their parents at the U.S.border.
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Politics

Abrams wins in Georgia; could be first black female governor
May 23, 2018 By John Wojcik
Regarding her campaign, Abrams let everyone know last night what has to happen between now and November. “The next step,” she said, “is to get this done.”
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Politics

Trump and his GOP Congress: Complicit in crimes against democracy
May 16, 2018 By John Wojcik
There is only one way out of this disaster. They must all be turned out of office this year in the 2018 midterm elections.
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Politics

Corporations’ lies keep shifting on pay-for-play with Trump
May 10, 2018 By John Wojcik
They nevertheless admit that they gave Michael Cohen, Trump's bagman, millions of dollars.
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Politics

Shell game: Trump, Cohen rake in big bucks by selling access
May 9, 2018 By John Wojcik
In what looks like a pay-for-play scheme, Trump's lawyer has been funneling millions through front company bank accounts.
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World

Increasing war danger, Trump pulls out of Iran nuke deal
May 8, 2018 By John Wojcik
The message to the world today is that appeasing Trump yields nothing positive. He is determined to proceed along a path to war.
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World

Under the radar, Trump is pushing for full-scale Mideast war
May 7, 2018 By John Wojcik
In an exclusive interview with People's World, Navid Shomali, a leader in Iran’s secular left, says plans by the U.S. and its Middle East allies could drag the region into war.
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