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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'There is a lot riding on the deal for both sides'
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Store closings could accelerate throughout 2025
Under the Radar Major brands like Macy's and Walgreens are continuing to shutter stores
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'It's not hard to imagine how such an arrangement can go wrong'
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Elon Musk’s DOGE website has gotten off to a bad start
In the Spotlight The site was reportedly able to be edited by anyone when it first came online
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Dairy milk, once maligned, is making a comeback
Under the Radar Sales of dairy milk were up 2% in 2024
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'What Americans really need is access to safer products'
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Romance scammers are taking advantage of Americans
Under the Radar The FBI and tech companies have warned against these scams
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The pros and cons of labor unions
Pros and Cons Companies throughout the country continue to push for unionization
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'Eras are an imprecise tool to make sense of the messy past'
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Claws, motherships and shotguns are just some of the latest drone technology
The Explainer Beyond just surveillance, drones can now be used for a wide array of purposes
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What to know about Real IDs, America's new identification cards
The Explainer ID compliance is set to begin on May 7, 2025
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'They are the builders, entitled to impose upon us their wildest dreams'
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'School choice alone won't rescue America's failing K-12 education system'
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Elon Musk's biggest controversies
In Depth The business mogul has a long history in the hot seat
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'Much needs to be done to rein in the global cyberscam industry'
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'Orange juice also is facing a grander existential problem'
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'Greenland is not for sale and never will be'
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How will closing USAID exacerbate humanitarian problems around the world?
Today's Big Question The Trump administration shuttered USAID as part of an overall freeze on foreign aid
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'Fox would prefer to avoid distractions'
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'It should be no surprise that our big tech firms are at risk'
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Trump's ending of protections for Venezuelan migrants could cause an international rift
In the Spotlight The White House ended a program that was stopping thousands of Venezuelans from being deported
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Ken Martin: the Minnesota politico turned DNC chair
In the Spotlight Martin, the head of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, was elected with over half the vote
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'Although deepfake porn is a global problem, South Korea has been hit particularly hard'
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The deadliest plane crashes in US history
The Explainer American Eagle Flight 5342 was the first deadly U.S. passenger crash since 2009
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