Jason Wilson is an Australian-born academic turned journalist residing in Portland. He is currently on the far-right, white-supremacist, and right-wing street brawler beat as a correspondent for the Guardian. Jason has a myriad of articles you can check out on The Guardian. Wilson is a classy, really thoughtful gent who is covering an important and frankly dangerous beat.
The Rundown
4:00 Jason’s background and how he got here, in his own words
8:00 Why should we, as listeners, pay attention to this beat?
20:00 Who are the faction that we’re talking about?
30:00 Cider Riot! Riot… and the aftermath.
“Rep. Shea thinks the Civil War went the wrong way… amongst other things.”
The Wind Down
55:00 What to read? What to listen to? And the infamous Katie Downs Question…
Going Further
Matt Shea Exchanges Messages with Far-Right Figures
OregonLive videos of Cider Riot!
The Socials