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

Opinion

The German Democratic Republic, a socialist state still villainized long after its demise
October 7, 2024 By John Wojcik
Oct. 7, 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the German Democratic Republic. For several years in the 1980s, People’s World Editor John Wojcik served as chair of the U.S. Committee for Friendship with...
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Politics

Bombshell report released by Judge Chutkan spells out additional Trump crimes
October 3, 2024 By John Wojcik
Ex-president condoned both the killing of Pence and the Jan. 6, 2021 coup attempt despite knowing he had lost the election.
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En español

Tim Walz gana el debate, pero los moderadores protegen al verdadero Vance
October 2, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
Aunque se apresuraron a preguntar al demócrata Tim Walz sobre un error verbal que cometió con respecto a algo que sucedió hace 35 años (si estuvo en Hong Kong en agosto en lugar de junio de...
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Politics

Tim Walz wins the debate, but moderators shield the real Vance
October 2, 2024 By Mark Gruenberg, John Wojcik And C.J. Atkins
Lack of serious questions to Vance turn him into a polite gentleman instead of the rabid fascist he is in the real world.
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Opinion

J.D. Vance: The most dangerous person ever to seek the vice presidency
October 1, 2024 By John Wojcik
It is unlikely that Tim Walz will be able to fully explain why but it can be hoped he will try.
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Politics

Trump intensifies his racist attacks on Harris and immigrants
September 30, 2024 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg
His vitriol in Erie, Pennsylvania follows his campaign’s assessment that he hasn’t yet sufficiently frightened white voters.
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Opinion

What can Harris be expected to say now about funding Israel’s military?
September 26, 2024 By John Wojcik
Israel’s brutality is aiding Trump, so Harris, to protect her campaign, especially in key states, needs to separate herself more from Biden.
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News

Trump-Vance team doubles down on racism and anti-communism
September 24, 2024 By John Wojcik
Their latest tirades against immigrants are straight out of the pages of Hitler’s Mein Kampf, but the people are not buying them.
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