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, as a member of a UFCW contract negotiating committee, and as an activist in the union's campaign to win public support for Wal-Mart workers. 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

U.S.

Dems’ reconciliation tax plan lets billionaires off the hook
September 14, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Plan to tax billionaires’ massive accumulated wealth, backed by Biden and progressives, is blocked by so-called moderates.
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Opinion

GOP governors cry crocodile tears over vaccine mandates
September 14, 2021 By John Wojcik
To end lockdowns, social distancing, and mask wearing just go get vaccinated.
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U.S.

Biden’s sweeping mandates curb COVID and right-wing Republicans
September 10, 2021 By John Wojcik
President marshals full force of the presidency to end the pandemic and call obstructionist GOP governors to task.
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U.S.

Delta surge continues to be a pandemic of the unvaccinated
September 7, 2021 By John Wojcik
In highly unvaccinated states everyone is in danger because if they need a hospital there may be no room for them.
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Opinion

Afghanistan: No clean end to a dirty war
August 26, 2021 By John Wojcik
The war in Afghanistan, like all the dirty imperialist wars carried out by the U.S., cannot have a clean and happy Hollywood ending.
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News

So-called Democratic ‘moderates’ trying hard to sink Biden agenda
August 23, 2021 By John Wojcik
They are up against a powerful array of forces: the White House, Nancy Pelosi, rights activists, progressive House majorities, and the people of the United States.
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News

Biden doubles down on withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan
August 17, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Republicans try to turn chaos into political opportunity while peace forces praise the pullout.
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News

Election Day 2020 should have mimicked 1932. What went wrong?
August 13, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
While a broad coalition beat back GOP control in several branches of government last year, progressive majorities don’t match the ones we had in 1932.
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