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 other Hollywood 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.
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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Companies that have rolled back DEI initiatives
The Explainer Walmart is the latest major brand to renege on its DEI policies
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Pam Bondi, Trump's new pick for attorney general
In the Spotlight Bondi was selected after Trump's first pick, Matt Gaetz, removed himself from contention
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'Drug epidemics are often cyclical'
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'In every country, the national folklore is partly fakelore'
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Democrats eye a new strategy after Trump victory
The Explainer Party insiders and outside analysts are looking for a way to recapture lost working-class support
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The rise of the world's first trillionaire
in depth When will it happen, and who will it be?
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'Without mandatory testing, bird flu will continue circulating at farms across the country'
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New Zealand is up in arms over Maori rights bill
In the Spotlight Thousands of New Zealanders have taken to the streets over the bill
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Centuries after Salem, witch hunts persist
Under the Radar Men, women and children around the world are still being persecuted in these hunts
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'The arrest orders undermine the ICC's credibility'
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'The double standards don't trouble the critics'
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ATACMS, the long-range American missiles being fired by Ukraine
The Explainer President Joe Biden has authorized their use for the first time in the war
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'This needs to be a bigger deal'
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The scandal surrounding the country's largest Christian college
Under the Radar Grand Canyon University has been fined $37.7 million for allegedly misleading its students
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The Onion is having a very ironic laugh with Infowars
The Explainer The satirical newspaper is purchasing the controversial website out of bankruptcy
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'Rahmbo, back from Japan, will be looking for a job? Really?'
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Women are getting their own baseball league again
In the Spotlight The league is on track to debut in 2026
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Giant TVs are becoming the next big retail commodity
Under the Radar Some manufacturers are introducing TVs over 8 feet long
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'It may not be surprising that creative work is used without permission'
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Airplane food is reportedly getting much worse
Under the radar Cockroaches and E. coli are among the recent problems encountered in the skies
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How NASA is planning to get humans to Mars
In Depth The upcoming Artemis II mission is the first step in a long mission
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The Pentagon faces an uncertain future with Trump
Talking Point The president-elect has nominated conservative commentator Pete Hegseth to lead the Defense Department
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'All Tyson-Paul promised was spectacle and, in the end, that's all we got'
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'Paraguay has found itself in a key position'
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