John Wojcik

4 days ago | peoplesworld.org | John Wojcik

A right-wing history teacher and supporter of the extreme right Law and Justice Party, Karol Nawrocki, won the election on Sunday to become the new president of Poland. His election is the latest reflection of a struggle in Europe between pro and anti-Trump forces. Nawrocki won with the slimmest possible margin of only 50.89 percent to the 49.11 percent garnered by his opponent, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski.

1 month ago | peoplesworld.org | John Wojcik

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet have approved a plan to seize total control of Gaza and occupy the territory indefinitely. Having already cut off almost all humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli government is now planning a direct takeover and occupation and says it intends to continue controlling the flow of food and other assistance, supposedly in order to prevent any of it from ending up in the hands of Hamas.

1 month ago | peoplesworld.org | John Wojcik

CHICAGO- An unassuming small woman, looking younger than her more than 70 years of age, rallied and then marched miles yesterday from Union to Grant Park in Chicago’s May Day parade for immigrant and workers’ rights. The Rev. Sandra Castillo, an activist and a leader in the Diocese of Chicago’s Episcopal Church, was “compelled,” she said, to march because of her faith.

1 month ago | peoplesworld.org | John Wojcik

The corporate media features stories this week about how Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gave out top secret plans for bombing of Yemen to people unauthorized to hear them. Those same media fail, however, to mention the big issue involved—the fact that the U.S. bombing itself is a crime.

1 month ago | ipanewspack.com | John Wojcik

By John WojcikWASHINGTON D.C: The Trump administration said Monday, in defiance of a 9-0 Supreme Court order, that it is not required to return a U.S. resident it illegally sent to a Salvadoran concentration camp last month.