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Justin Mason

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As seen in: Industrial Worker
Covers:  Labor, climate, criminal justice, political economy, foreign policy, music, the "culture war", U.S. police and state violence at home and abroad, misinformation & disinformation, war & peace.
Doesn't Cover: Fashion, finance, business, sports, travel.
Freelance writer @ theclick.news/author/jmason & industrialworker.org | Treasurer @IWWFJU NYC IUB450 | @IWOC_ Editor | MA Journo | BS PoliSci

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Justin Mason is a former reporter at NYU's The Click, contributor to Industrial Worker and Seattle Worker, editor of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) newsletter, and Treasurer of the IWW Freelance Journalists Union (NYC IUB 450). By turns a political junkie, a rabid bibliophile, and a climate and labor activist, Mason holds an MA in American Journalism and a BS in Political Science. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he writes and pitches stories on labor, climate, war…

Justin Mason’s Journalist Portfolio

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Crises of American Democracy, pt. 1 - Suffrage Under Fire by Just Mason

Crises of American Democracy, pt. 1 - Suffrage Under Fire by Just Mason

How the far-right capture of the Supreme Court has led to decisions which threaten the very foundations of de…

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A Nurse's Tale of Compassion - The Click

A Nurse's Tale of Compassion - The Click

(BATTLE GROUND, Wash.) – Dusty Mason didn’t want to be a nurse — at least, not at first. As we sit at the red…

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Future of Abortion Pill May Hinge on West Virginia Lawsuit - The Click

Future of Abortion Pill May Hinge on West Virginia Lawsuit - The Click

(BATTLE GROUND, Wash.) – A maker of the generic abortion drug mifepristone, GenBioPro, filed a lawsuit agains…

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Kim Kelly's "Fight Like Hell"

Kim Kelly's "Fight Like Hell"

"Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor" is not your average labor book. Kim Kelly manages to …

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Pacific Northwest Workers Organize, Unionize Despite Anti-Labor Tactics

Pacific Northwest Workers Organize, Unionize Despite Anti-Labor Tactics

The labor movement is in full swing in the Pacific Northwest. Frontline workers at Starbucks, Nabisco, Kroger…

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Portland Co-op Curates Healthy, Locally-Sourced Food to Nourish Community

Portland Co-op Curates Healthy, Locally-Sourced Food to Nourish Community

Alberta Cooperative Grocery provides healthy, local food that is "tailored for the community." The co-op's mu…

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IWW Radio Show Spotlights Labor Struggles

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By Justin Mason
| Industrial Worker
“The working class and the employing class have nothing in common.” So begins episode one of Wob Radio Hour, with a reading of the preamble to Constitution of the Industrial Workers of the World. Every month, a group of IWW members gather around Marilyn Kimmerling’s dining table in Tacoma, Washington, to speak and sing in solidarity — and to record Wob Radio Hour for Radio Tacoma. “One day we’ll have a studio,” says Kimmerling.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering a labor dispute between the Portland District Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) and the City of Portland for NYU's The Click.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes. When I was a child, my grandmother had one that I loved using. Alas, I have not yet been able to justify buying one of my own.

How is social media changing news?

So many stories are breaking on social media these days, from press releases on Twitter to whistleblowing on Instagram. It's the new normal.
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