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

Trump says only he, not the UN can bring world peace
September 23, 2025 By John Wojcik
U.S. president tells world leaders: “Your countries are going to hell.”
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U.S.

Pope scorns plan to make Musk world’s first trillionaire
September 18, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Sanders and Tlaib introduce legislation to curb CEO pay.
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Politics

New York’s Gov. Kathy Hochul finally endorses Mamdani for mayor
September 15, 2025 By John Wojcik
Trump attacks her and New Yorkers for supporting a “liddle communist”
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U.S.

‘Stay out!’ Chicagoans tell Trump as he readies military
September 3, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
President ignores federal court ruling as he plans armed takeover of yet another major city
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U.S.

New vaccine rules mean higher death rate nationwide
August 28, 2025 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Trump’s HHS Secretary, RFK Jr., promulgates rules denying COVID vaccine to most Americans
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Opinion

Peace in Ukraine—and the world—requires U.S.-Russia normalization
August 19, 2025 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
The mainstream U.S. media is working to undermine the Trump-Putin talks, but negotiations are the only way to achieve peace.
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Opinion

ICE employing Nazi-type propaganda to recruit
August 12, 2025 By John Wojcik
From its artwork to racist rhetoric, the Trump regime is now using methods borrowed from 1930s Germany to recruit modern-day stormtroopers.
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Opinion

Hegseth raids nuke safety funds to refurbish Trump plane
July 31, 2025 By John Wojcik
$973 million intended to mitigate threats to millions of Americans is diverted from Pentagon’s Sentinel Program to improve president’s “free” gift from Qatar.
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