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

News

It will take more than dumping Trump to stop the neo-fascists
February 22, 2021 By John Wojcik
It wasn’t until the 1980s that fascist-like ideologies and movements saw a strong revival. It's no accident that their rise paralleled that of neoliberal economic and social policies.
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U.S.

Historic second Trump impeachment trial opens today
February 9, 2021 By John Wojcik
Senate will decide whether to convict a criminal ex-president of incitement of insurrection that led to death and destruction in the U.S. Capitol on Jan.6.
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Politics

The Senate’s Cowardly Lions prepare to let Trump off the hook
February 8, 2021 By John Wojcik
Despite a trial that will mark Trump’s crimes and their historic cowardice forever, GOP senators can’t muster the courage to impeach.
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U.S.

Even Trump’s impeachment lawyers are not defending his attempted coup
February 1, 2021 By John Wojcik
Republicans are unwilling to defend Trump’s provoking of the white supremacist insurrection, focusing instead on the alleged “unconstitutionality” of impeaching a former president.
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U.S.

45 Senate Republicans join the fascist attack on America
January 27, 2021 By John Wojcik
They voted yesterday to dismiss the impeachment trial of Donald Trump for the fascist coup attempt at the Capitol.
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U.S.

Drs. Fauci and Birx: Trump’s coronavirus response worse than we think
January 26, 2021 By John Wojcik
By the day there are new revelations about the criminal neglect and lies that characterized the previous administration’s response to the pandemic.
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U.S.

So called ‘moderate’ Republican senators endanger the Biden rescue package
January 25, 2021 By John Wojcik
GOP as a whole is on board with weakening or killing the $1.9 trillion plan to defeat the virus and revive the economy.
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U.S.

GOP Rep. Perry and Sen. Mastriano put people of Pennsylvania at grave risk
January 19, 2021 By John Wojcik
Their lies about the election results increase the possibility that their state could see serious attacks by the pro-Trump right wing in coming days.
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