John Washington is a journalist and translator. Currently a staff writer at Arizona Luminaria, he covers the border, the environment, democracy and more. His first book, The Dispossessed (Verso, 2020) was about the ancient history of asylum and how asylum protections are being dismantled in the 21st century. His second book, The Case for Open Borders, was published by Haymarket in 2024. Find him on X at @jbwashing or subscribe to his newsletter at https://johnwashington.substack.com/
