John Washington

John Washington is an award-winning investigative journalist who writes about the border, climate change, literature, and more. He has written for The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Intercept, and other outlets. His first book, The Dispossessed: A Story of Asylum at the US-Mexico Border and Beyond, was published in 2020 by Verso Books. His second book, The Case for Open Borders, was published in 2024 by Haymarket Books. Washington is also a translator of books by Anabel Hernandez, Sandra Rodriquez Nieto, and Óscar Martínez. He lives in Arizona.