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

Politics

U.S. takes stage at United Nations to whip up Cold War hysteria
February 1, 2022 By John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
Meanwhile, Washington lawmakers show their aim is not to prevent invasion of Ukraine but to hurt Russia and help U.S. fossil fuel giants.
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Politics

Protesters at White House condemn U.S. push for war with Russia
January 28, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Progressive lawmakers oppose legislation sending more weapons to Ukraine, saying it could provoke a conflict that should be avoided.
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Politics

U.S. peace groups begin to challenge war hawks over Ukraine
January 26, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Meanwhile, cracks widen in the European support structure for provocative anti-Russia moves by the Biden administration.
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Politics

Who is invading whom? U.S. forces already in Eastern Europe
January 25, 2022 By John Wojcik
U.S. troops, missiles, tanks, and warplanes are already active in Poland, the Czech Republic, the Baltic States, and Ukraine.
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Mundo Popular

OTAN, no Rusia, responsable del peligro de guerra en Ucrania
January 23, 2022 By John Wojcik
Para poner fin a la crisis, la OTAN puede y debe comprometerse a nunca expandirse a Ucrania.
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Opinion

The West, not Russia, is responsible for the war danger in Ukraine
January 21, 2022 By John Wojcik
To end the crisis, NATO can and must pledge never to expand into Ukraine.
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Politics

Senate Republicans, after stormy debate, sink voting rights bill
January 20, 2022 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Democratic lawmakers and people’s movements continue the fight nevertheless.
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Mundo Popular

M.L. King sabía que la lucha por la democracia era tanto nacional como local
January 14, 2022 By John Wojcik
Ganar grandes batallas como la aprobación de una legislación nacional radical como la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1965 y las Leyes de Derechos Electorales que siguieron fueron, sin lugar a dudas, hitos en la lucha...
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