This interview by Suzi Weissman was broadcast on Jacobin Radio September 15 and edited by Against the Current for publication.
Baldwin, MI – 4 July 2025 – Activists rally against the North Lake Processing Center, reopened as the largest immigrant detention center in the Midwest. The rural facility is owned by the GEO Group and holds over 1500 immigrants detained by ICE. Photo: Jim West
Suzi Weissman: This is Jacobin radio. I'm Suzi Weissman. My guest is John Washington. He's a (…)

Le climat politique s'est brusquement alourdi, en France, avec les fusillades meurtrières perpétrées dans la ville populaire de Trappes (en région parisienne) ciblant des personnes noires ou arabes (y compris une fillette de 12 ans). Un drame qui souligne à quel point le combat contre les campagnes racistes alimentées par le Rassemblement national et la droite est une urgence. L'actualité est aussi dominée par la poursuite des mobilisations lycéennes, étudiantes et sociales. Une lame de fond (…)

“Russia's military strategy now seems to be to render Ukrainian cities uninhabitable through massive bombardment and to break Ukrainians' will to resist the Russian invasion. Nevertheless, the Ukrainian Resistance persists and the international Ukraine solidarity movement continues to press their governments for more humanitarian, economic, and military aid to Ukraine.”
Donald Trump's idea for ending Russia's war on Ukraine “within 24 hours,” as he promised at least 53 times while (…)