
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.
Latest articles by Justin Klawans, The Week US
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How could Panama Canal shipping cuts affect the global economy?Today’s Big Question A historically intense El Niño is slowing down shipping
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Pentagon wants colleges to examine their ties to foreign institutionsThe Explainer The Defense Department has ordered 30 universities to audit themselves
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‘Gary has borne the brunt of extreme deindustrialization and disinvestment’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Democrats and progressives wrestle with the ‘Woke 1.0’ eratalking points Some feel that use of the term is derogatory, while others think it’s a good branding exercise
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‘The two sides aren’t equal as a general thing’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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DEI clashes lead to funding cuts for Alzheimer’s researchThe Explainer At least two major research institutions have been hit with cuts
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‘Accidents happen, of course, sometimes in strikingly close proximity’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘The grief of loss and our own mortality are always closer than we think’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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How is COP17 taking on the desertification fight?Today’s Big Question The meeting in Mongolia is working to combat overall climate change
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Moroccans are wary of France’s new anti-telemarketing lawUnder the Radar Some are concerned the law could affect Morocco’s job market
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‘The adjustments no longer reflect a change in responsibility’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Cami Clark: the Anthropic CEO’s wife and ‘first lady’ of AIIn the Spotlight Clark also had attempted business dealings with Jeffrey Epstein
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‘Water policy should embrace these principles’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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A record-breaking deployment leads to dire conditions on the USS Abraham LincolnThe Explainer At least two sailors have reportedly tried to jump overboard. The Defense Department is denying all reports.
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‘A further irony is that we live in an analytical, financialized age’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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How has a year of National Guard deployment affected Washington, DC?Today’s Big Question The deployment is expected to cost billions of dollars through the end of Trump’s term
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A running list of everything Trump has named or renamed after himselfIn Depth The Kennedy Center is one of the latest things to be slapped with Trump’s name
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‘These are more than isolated examples of intolerance’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Families wary of a Head Start rollback that could leave more kids behindThe Explainer The multibillion-dollar program is designed to help children in financial hardships
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‘This state of perpetual shopping has been building for ages’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘E15 fuels limit consumer choice’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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LIV Golf just got new life but uncertainty remainsIn the Spotlight The controversial golf tour will end its deal with the Saudis after this year
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What will the new Colombian president’s right-wing push mean for the country?Today’s Big Question Abelardo de la Espriella hopes to remake Colombia in his image
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‘It’s not just the powers that be surveilling us’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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