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

News

The Left Party offers the real alternative in Germany’s elections
September 13, 2017 By John Wojcik
The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) is waging a campaign that targets immigrants and religious minorities. The Left Party, meanwhile, offers the only real alternative to the status quo.
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Environment

The epic climate change disaster is happening now in Houston
August 27, 2017 By John Wojcik
Houstonians, black, white, and Latinos struggle to save one another's lives. As Hurricane Harvey came on shore, Trump was busy pardoning a racist sheriff and kicking transgender Americans out of the military.
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Opinion

Trump on Afghanistan: Protect profits and to hell with everything else
August 22, 2017 By John Wojcik
By leaving open the door to perpetual war, Trump, like presidents before him, is simply following the money.
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U.S.

Candles light the darkness in Charlottesville at memorial for Heather Heyer
August 17, 2017 By John Wojcik
Heyer’s mother, Susan Bro, urged activists to honor her daughter’s legacy by channeling their “anger into righteous action.”
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Opinion

Donald Trump becomes president of the Confederate States of America
August 16, 2017 By John Wojcik
Trump is the first president to openly defend the Klan in more than 100 years.
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Opinion

Dr. Strangelove: Alive and well in White House and Pentagon
August 11, 2017 By John Wojcik
“Thank God,” media commentators say, that Trump is surrounded by generals who will reign him in. But can those generals really be counted on?
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Politics

In the era of Trump, a growing DSA talks socialism
August 8, 2017 By John Wojcik
Socialism is back, and DSA has the membership numbers to prove it. But what strategy should socialists adopt in the era of Trump?
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Labor

After losing union vote Nissan workers determined to continue the fight
August 7, 2017 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik
“It ain’t over yet,” local union leader Morris Mock said to a crowd of workers after the vote. “We are going to fight a little harder next time because we never give up.”
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