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

U.S.

Mass opposition and collective action ended the Trump shutdown
January 28, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
All across the nation there was an outcry cried against the president’s taking of the American people as hostages in his drive to keep a false campaign promise.
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U.S.

Impeachment calls increase after report Trump ordered Cohen to lie to Congress
January 18, 2019 By John Wojcik
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said that if the report is true, Congress should start impeachment proceedings immediately.
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Politics

Nancy Pelosi shuts down Trump’s State of the Union
January 17, 2019 By John Wojcik
Ocasio-Cortez hunts down McConnell to dramatize his responsibility in the government shut-down.
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Opinion

Barr says he’ll decide whether anyone sees Mueller report
January 16, 2019 By John Wojcik
The Republican-controlled Senate committee is expected to confirm Trump’s choice for attorney general anyway.
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Culture

Ellen Perlo, 102; advocate for equality, peace, justice and socialism
January 14, 2019 By John Wojcik
As young activists all those years ago we benefitted from her leadership. As seasoned veterans, we cherish her memory and try to live her legacy. As a human race, we are all better for having had...
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World

East Berliners: We live on Karl Marx Allee, not “Capitalist Avenue”
January 8, 2019 By John Wojcik
Tenants in what used to be East Berlin are on the march against hungry real estate giants looking to snatch their homes.
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Politics

New Congress must stop pain Trump is inflicting on the people
January 3, 2019 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
Trumka demands that Senate act on House-approved measure to end shutdown because people who live paycheck to paycheck can't pay bills or put food on their tables.
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Politics

Only Congress can ultimately deal with Trump’s crimes
December 10, 2018 By John Wojcik
The Special Counsel is not constitutionally equipped to end the criminal enterprise operating out of the White House.
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