
Justin Klawans, The Week US
Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and a variety of general news. He has also covered film, television and entertainment news as a freelancer for Collider and United Press International. He has helmed live-blog coverage of the war in Ukraine, interviewed the courtroom artist for the Ghislaine Maxwell trial and once received a single-word statement from director Spike Lee. His reporting has been cited in a variety of outlets including "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Based in Chicago, he is a big hockey fan and has previously covered NHL analysis and the Chicago Blackhawks for Fansided.
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‘Public outrage at billionaire tax dodging is understandable’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Funding cuts and MAHA guidelines may make school lunches more expensiveThe Explainer The Trump administration urges children to eat healthy while it slashes funding for local food
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‘The government has made counternarcotics a central priority’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘In an increasingly unstable world, climate targets have slipped from view’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Scientists may have discovered the legendary fourth musketeerUnder the Radar But there have been issues verifying the genetic remains
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The USPS may allow handguns to be mailedIn the Spotlight Concealable handguns have been banned in the mail since the 1920s
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‘This is not inevitable. It is a matter of political choice.’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Florida and the NFL clash over diversity hiringIn the Spotlight The ‘Rooney Rule’ has been in place since 2003
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‘The plight of the American people has only gotten worse’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘Each feminist advance in American public life has prompted an equally strong backlash’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Will Democrats’ anti-corruption message lead to midterm election success?Today’s Big Question The party has called for crackdowns on a wide variety of corruption schemes
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‘Spain sees itself not as a continental outlier but as a trendsetter’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Why is the US job market so bad for young people?Today’s Big Question The market’s optimism gap between young and old is the highest in the world
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‘Certain travelers should have more targeted screening’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Birth tourism: a key part of Trump’s anti-immigration platformIn the Spotlight The practice may be a major factor in an upcoming Supreme Court ruling
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‘Your mental health problems are not caused by a simple thing’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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An atmosphere has been found around a tiny celestial body far out in spaceUnder the Radar The finding comes with significant new suggestions about the solar system
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‘Other changes risk undermining opportunities’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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A lawsuit against James Cameron underscores questions over actors’ likenessesIn the Spotlight The suit accuses the director of using a face in ‘Avatar’ without permission
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The White House projects billions in drug pricing deals. Democrats are skeptical.Talking Point The Trump administration claims its deals could save over $500 billion
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‘The collective reluctance to procreate’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘The advantage this time around is that there is no shortage of demand’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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People across the US are ‘speed-running’ into Scientology buildingsThe Explainer The church is alleging that the pranks constitute hate crimes
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‘This remarkable transformation can be traced to a variety of factors’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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