John Wojcik
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Wojcik
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With union support, Chicago civilian board to exercise increased control over police
July 27, 2021Labor backers included the Chicago Teachers Union, Service Employees Local 73, and SEIU Healthcare.
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Chicago adopts plan for increased community control of the police
July 23, 2021Seen as a major victory for those who link safe streets to community control of law enforcement.
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Texas Dems stop GOP repression for now by fleeing to D.C.
July 13, 2021The eyes of the nation are upon them as they turn up the heat on Republicans and on Democratic senators protecting the filibuster.
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Six months after Trump coup, FBI investigation severely lacking
July 6, 2021The probe, led by an FBI that itself helped cause the disaster, has resulted in only one sentence of community service.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem continues the Jan. 6 insurrection
July 2, 2021Other GOP governors back unprecedented deployment of her state’s National Guard as private mercenaries on the U.S-Mexico border.
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Supreme Court guts what’s left of the Voting Rights Act
July 1, 2021In a 6-3 ruling, it upholds two racist Arizona voting laws; activists say they are not giving up the fight.
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How the Smithfield workers of Sioux Falls stood up and won
June 29, 2021Unafraid of a company that cruelly exploited them during the pandemic, they saved their healthcare and won a pay raise.
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Adams takes tentative lead in NYC primary count; Wiley not out yet
June 24, 2021When ranked-choice voting system runs its course by July, the city could have its first woman or its second African American mayor.
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