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

Trump tries bribing German scientists to find an “America only” cure
March 16, 2020 By John Wojcik
German government officials are expressing anger about attempts by the Trump administration to bribe German scientists into selling their work on a cure for coronavirus exclusively to the United States.
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U.S.

Coronavirus spreads rapidly across U.S., relief plans under consideration
March 11, 2020 By John Wojcik
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus is swelling rapidly all across the United States with the number of infected passing the 1,000 mark.
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Politics

Working Families Party picks Bernie over Biden after Warren exits race
March 10, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
The WFP also reiterated it would continue to turn its attention to down-ballot races, where it has had some successes—and some near-misses.
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Politics

Coronavirus already impacting 2020 elections; labor’s presidential forum cancelled
March 9, 2020 By John Wojcik
The virus could speed the demise of Trump and hurt politicians not on board with improved Medicare for All.
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Opinion

Red-baiting a key weapon in the war on the Sanders agenda
February 25, 2020 By John Wojcik
The red-baiting campaign against Bernie Sanders only helps to re-elect Donald Trump.
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U.S.

Leaked document foretold secret corporate campaign to derail Medicare for All
February 19, 2020 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Some of the Democratic presidential candidates may be falling into a trap laid for them by the healthcare industry’s fake “grass roots” group.
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U.S.

After New Hampshire win, Sanders calls for unity to defeat Trump
February 12, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
After Biden’s fifth-place finish, Bernie moves up to front-runner status in national polls.
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Politics

After final debate Dems wrap up their New Hampshire campaigns
February 10, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
While they differ on issues they, like so many of the voters, pledge that the defeat of Trump in November is their united goal.
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