Jeet Heer

Jeet Heer is a national affairs correspondent at The Nation and 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).

Election 2020May 25, 2020

For Biden to Unite the Party, He Needs Warren as His Running Mate

Not only would Warren excite the enthusiasm of progressive Democrats, she also has the policy chops the next administration will need.

Jeet Heer
CultureMay 22, 2020

The Best Way to Lampoon Trump: His Own Words

Sarah Cooper has cracked the Trump code with pandemic pantomimes.

Jeet Heer
SocietyMay 20, 2020

How Stanford Lost Its Soul

A distinguished university known for its embrace of corporate funding has come down with a bad case of Covid-19 contrarianism.

Jeet Heer
PoliticsMay 18, 2020

Facing a Real Catastrophe With a Pretend President

With Trump AWOL and Biden keeping a low profile, there is no national leadership.

Jeet Heer
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Election 2020May 15, 2020

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.

Jeet Heer
PoliticsMay 13, 2020

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.

Jeet Heer
PoliticsMay 11, 2020

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.

Jeet Heer
CultureMay 8, 2020

How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency

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

Jeet Heer
LaborMay 6, 2020

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.

Jeet Heer
PoliticsMay 4, 2020

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.

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Jeet Heer

Election 2020May 25, 2020

Not only would Warren excite the enthusiasm of progressive Democrats, she also has the policy chops the next administration will need.

CultureMay 22, 2020

Sarah Cooper has cracked the Trump code with pandemic pantomimes.

SocietyMay 20, 2020

A distinguished university known for its embrace of corporate funding has come down with a bad case of Covid-19 contrarianism.

PoliticsMay 18, 2020

With Trump AWOL and Biden keeping a low profile, there is no national leadership.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

Election 2020May 15, 2020

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

PoliticsMay 13, 2020

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

PoliticsMay 11, 2020

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

CultureMay 8, 2020

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

LaborMay 6, 2020

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

PoliticsMay 4, 2020

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.