
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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‘We are as much the healing species as the murdering one’
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Pakistan and Afghanistan are in ‘open war’ amid growing regional troubles
In the Spotlight Both sides have fired shots at each other
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‘They transform spaces of care into instruments of state violence’
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‘These workers face serious perils’
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The origins of marriage
In Depth The institution of marriage has become something of a political battlefield. How did marriage begin and why?
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Clarence Thomas and his many scandals
In Depth The Supreme Court justice has 'engaged in a yearslong pattern of behaving in ways that other justices, and many elected politicians, do not'
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‘No one is served when ongoing research is thwarted’
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South Africans are angry as Johannesburg faces a growing water crisis
Under the Radar This comes despite Johannesburg being Africa’s wealthiest city by GDP
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What is next for Mexico after a powerful cartel leader’s death?
Today’s Big Question El Mencho’s death leaves a power vacuum in the Jalisco New Generation Cartel
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‘The life of an Olympian is unknowably grueling’
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States are fighting back against online prediction markets
In the Spotlight At least 20 lawsuits have been filed against prediction companies
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Climate change is creating more dangerous avalanches
The Explainer Several major ones have recently occurred
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‘If you’re confused, you’re not the only one’
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‘States that set ambitious climate targets are already feeling the tension’
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‘Restaurateurs have become millionaires’
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‘Poor time management isn’t just an inconvenience’
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Kim Ju-ae: Kim Jong-un’s teen daughter and North Korea’s next leader
In the Spotlight The girl is believed to be about 13 or 14 years old
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Will increasing tensions with Iran boil over into war?
Today’s Big Question President Donald Trump has recently been threatening the country
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‘The forces he united still shape the Democratic Party’
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Kurt Olsen: Trump’s ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer playing a major White House role
In the Spotlight Olsen reportedly has access to significant US intelligence
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ICE’s new targets post-Minnesota retreat
In the Spotlight Several cities are reportedly on ICE’s list for immigration crackdowns
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‘Those rights don’t exist to protect criminals’
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AI surgical tools might be injuring patients
Under the Radar More than 1,300 AI-assisted medical devices have FDA approval
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‘This is something that happens all too often’
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