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

World

Right-wing gains force Germany’s Left Party to rethink its strategy
September 16, 2019 By John Wojcik
Growing support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in Saxony and Brandenburg cause for concern ahead of Oct. 27 elections in Thuringia.
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World

Moscow Communists see vote increase after demanding democracy in Russia
September 12, 2019 By John Wojcik
When asked about alleged Russian interference in U.S. elections, journalist Maria Bezchastnaya noted that Americans “don’t need Russia to make their elections unfair.”
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World

Behind Britain’s Brexit mess: A push to destroy workers’ rights
September 11, 2019 By John Wojcik
Labor and the left say the European Union is no guarantor of democracy and workers’ rights.
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Politics

Why Trump has failed at regime change in Venezuela
September 10, 2019 By John Wojcik
Growing support in the U.S. for socialism hasn’t made the latest attacks on that country any easier.
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World

Communist vote in Portugal Oct. 6 key to preserving working-class gains
September 9, 2019 By John Wojcik
The party is battling a massive right-wing effort to undermine progress on workers' rights made since the 2015 elections.
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World

Fascist AfD gains, but fails to enter governments in German elections
September 3, 2019 By Victor Grossman And John Wojcik
A path forward exists to keep the extreme right out of the state senates in Saxony and Brandenburg.
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Politics

White supremacist in the White House fueling a national emergency
August 5, 2019 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
Call to remove Trump from office grows as he is scored for setting the tone for deadly mass shootings.
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World

Trump kills Cold War missile treaty, setting stage for a new arms race
August 2, 2019 By John Wojcik
Scuttling the treaty begs the question: Is Washington planning to deploy nuclear missiles either in Europe or someplace else in the near future?
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