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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Masoud Pezeshkian: Iran’s defiant president clashing with the USIn the Spotlight Pezeshkian is the second-most powerful person in Iran behind the supreme leader
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‘Other so-called improvements might even backfire’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘I didn’t notice any tangible benefits from the union’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘We shouldn't fall for any of this’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Canada becomes a safe haven for Haitians fleeing ICEIn the Spotlight After their Temporary Protected Status was terminated, Haitians are looking for new lives in Canada
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Concerns fly as AI is integrated into air traffic controlThe Explainer The tool has debuted at several airports in the Washington, D.C., area
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‘Some eligible voters may be discouraged’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Paramount, states settle, clearing Warner mergerSpeed Read Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. now appears to be on the way
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‘This power is entirely inward-facing’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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10 concert tours to see this coming fallThe Week Recommends Ring in the autumn festivities with new concerts from your favorite artists
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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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Domestic violence killings are rising even as homicide rates fallIn the Spotlight The number of crimes involving domestic violence also rose 2.5% in four years
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‘The slow clearance process is itself a security problem’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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New documents shed light on New York City’s knowledge of post-9/11 air qualityThe Explainer Over 170,000 documents related to the attacks were recently released
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‘Being the boring tech giant right now has some upsides’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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GOP attacks against Muslims intensify ahead of midtermsThe Explainer Candidates like Abdul El-Sayed have been the subject of consistent anti-Muslim rhetoric
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‘There is no excuse of ignorance about the AfD’s rise’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘Our current 911 system isn’t built for this’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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‘Maybe we should call it egalitarianism, or even humanism’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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The 8 ‘third countries’ where ICE deports the most peopleIn the Spotlight Many of the people sent to these countries have no ties to the nation at all
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‘Those efforts did little to assuage wider public opinion’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Private equity’s next big target: youth sportsIn Depth Firms across the country are homing in on youth leagues, and many parents are raising alarms
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‘We adults already possess a monopoly on formal societal power’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Grand Theft Auto VI could be the gaming industry’s final bossTalking Point It’s expected to be the biggest game of all time, but some industry experts are worried
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