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

Shell game: Trump, Cohen rake in big bucks by selling access
May 9, 2018 By John Wojcik
In what looks like a pay-for-play scheme, Trump's lawyer has been funneling millions through front company bank accounts.
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World

Increasing war danger, Trump pulls out of Iran nuke deal
May 8, 2018 By John Wojcik
The message to the world today is that appeasing Trump yields nothing positive. He is determined to proceed along a path to war.
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World

Under the radar, Trump is pushing for full-scale Mideast war
May 7, 2018 By John Wojcik
In an exclusive interview with People's World, Navid Shomali, a leader in Iran’s secular left, says plans by the U.S. and its Middle East allies could drag the region into war.
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Politics

Justice ok’d subpoena threat; Trump finances not on Mueller’s list
May 2, 2018 By John Wojcik
The Mueller questions as released by the New York Times do not include issues related to financial crimes committed by Trump.
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News

Fascistic Ukraine government attacks communists, squashes May Day preps
April 25, 2018 By John Wojcik
While those activities have been declared illegal by the Ukrainian government, the use of fascist symbols and flags, fascist marches and the construction of memorials honoring Nazis are all entirely legal now in that country.
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Opinion

Trump: Another president trampling on international and U.S. law
April 23, 2018 By John Wojcik
History teaches us to question whenever a U.S. president claims that an announced military action is to preserve peace, freedom, and democracy.
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Labor

Labor Notes 2018: More than just unions in the labor movement
April 5, 2018 By John Wojcik
When people hear “labor movement,” they think “unions.” While that is certainly true, the St. Louis Workers' Education Society is coming to a major labor gathering this weekend hosted by a group that is, like the...
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News

Trump puts nuclear war advocate Bolton in charge of national security
March 23, 2018 By John Wojcik
The Republican leadership, who stand by and do nothing in the face of Trump's actions, are a profile in cowardice.
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