Jeet Heer

National Affairs Correspondent

@HeerJeet

Jeet Heer is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation and host of the weekly Nation podcast, The Time of Monsters. He also pens the monthly column “Morbid Symptoms.” The author of In Love with Art: Francoise Mouly’s Adventures in Comics with Art Spiegelman (2013) and Sweet Lechery: Reviews, Essays and Profiles (2014), Heer has written for numerous publications, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, The American Prospect, The GuardianThe New Republic, and The Boston Globe.

Biden in red Corvette

Would You Buy a Used Progressive Agenda From This Man? Would You Buy a Used Progressive Agenda From This Man?

Progressive voters have to balance hope with skepticism as they are wooed by the former vice president.

May 15, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Paintings of Donald Trump and Barack Obama's faces are displayed outside a park in New York CIty

Racism Is All Trump Has Left Racism Is All Trump Has Left

Facing a tough reelection fight, the president tries to rally his base with the bogeyman of Obama and a reassertion of racial hierarchy.

May 13, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump

The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation The New Cold War in Asia Is Born of Desperation

Bipartisan China-bashing is how the US political elite avoids dealing with our immense domestic problems.

May 11, 2020 / Jeet Heer

How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency

How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency

Matt Bors goes deeper than the day’s news by depicting the attitudes that underlie politics.

May 8, 2020 / Jeet Heer

If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal

If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal If This Pandemic Is a War, Trump Is a War Criminal

The president’s incompetence and malice are leading to countless deaths. He must be brought to justice.

May 6, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump walks while outside, wearing a blue suit and blue hat that says

Trump’s Covid-19 Reckoning Is Only the Beginning Trump’s Covid-19 Reckoning Is Only the Beginning

The pandemic provides more than enough evidence to render a judgment on Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history, but the broader political system is also to blame.

May 4, 2020 / Jeet Heer

The Pandemic in Our Minds

The Pandemic in Our Minds The Pandemic in Our Minds

A classic horror movie reveals how authoritarianism and scapegoating flourish during a plague.

May 1, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Donald Trump kisses Kim Reynolds on the cheek

Meatpacking Plants Are a Front in the Covid-19 Class War Meatpacking Plants Are a Front in the Covid-19 Class War

Eager to reopen the economy, Donald Trump and Republican governors are taking extraordinary measures to force the poor to do dangerous jobs.

Apr 29, 2020 / Jeet Heer

Larry Summers

Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck Larry Summers Is a Dead Albatross Around Biden’s Neck

Why should we believe Biden’s promises of progressive reforms, when he seeks out the advice of this plutocrat-loving economist?

Apr 27, 2020 / Jeet Heer

The Burden of Dangerous Work Must Be Shared by All

The Burden of Dangerous Work Must Be Shared by All The Burden of Dangerous Work Must Be Shared by All

As the right-wing elite push for a premature end to the lockdown, they too must start carrying their share of the load.

Apr 24, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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