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

Is Trump really a lame duck?
April 24, 2026 By John Wojcik
On the surface it might appear that way, but is this duck truly dead in the water?
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Politics

Justice Department indicts Southern Poverty Law Center
April 23, 2026 By John Wojcik
Group warned that it and similar groups would face intensified attacks from Trump administration.
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Politics

LGBTQ movement targets key races in election year 2026
April 21, 2026 By John Wojcik
They are determined not to repeat past mistakes of overestimating victories and underestimating defeats.
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Politics

Firestorm continues over HHS Secretary’s call to “re-parent” Black children
April 20, 2026 By John Wojcik
Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama reminds him about breaking up of families during centuries of enslavement and Jim Crow.
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Politics

Religious and secular groups take Trump to court
April 9, 2026 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
They take issue with major steps by the administration to impose right-wing Christian nationalism on the country.
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U.S.

Federal court backs Trump demand for lists of Jews
April 2, 2026 By John Wojcik
Ruling a chilling reminder of when such lists were demanded in the last centrury by the Nazis.
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U.S.

DOJ on birthright citizenship case: Constitution doesn’t mean what it says
April 1, 2026 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
AFL-CIO joins Supreme Court case, argues ending birthright citizenship will harm all workers.
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Politics

Pope rebukes Hegseth’s prayers, labeling them as bloodlust
March 31, 2026 By John Wojcik
He declares that God refuses the prayers of leaders who have “hands full of blood.”
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