Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Fewer Guns, More Jobs, Higher Taxes on the Rich

I interview Mayor Johnson on the city's historic drop in violence, taxing billionaires, and why he still stands by his 2024 ceasefire vote

I sat down with Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is presiding over the city's lowest homicide numbers in 60 years—a story corporate media has largely ignored. We talked about the community violence intervention work behind that drop, why billionaire Michael Sacks is bankrolling a second run at unseating progressive power in Chicago, and why Johnson says he has no regrets about being the first big-city mayor to call Israel's assault on Gaza a genocide.

Tune into our live interview now. And make sure you subscribe to Let’s Address This on YouTube to support our independent human rights platform.

This is the throughline of Johnson's tenure: safety comes from investment, not intimidation, and moral clarity doesn't wait for permission. Chicago is proving both are possible in the same city, at the same time, under the same administration.

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Qasim Rashid is a human rights attorney, author, and host of Let’s Address This—a platform dedicated to human rights, accountability, and the fight against the disinformation and hate that corporate media refuses to name. Subscribe, share, and let’s remain relentless in our mission for a more perfect Union.

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