Confronting the Death Drive in Trump’s America
Liberalism cannot beat back threats of political violence, nihilism, or fascism by appealing to reason alone.
5 Articles by: Eric Reinhart
Eric Reinhart is a political anthropologist, social psychiatrist, and psychoanalytic clinician based in Chicago.
Chicago Has a Plan to Revolutionize Community Mental Health and End Police Violence
The dearth of public health resources in the US means police function as de facto mental health workers — with deadly consequences. Mayor Brandon Johnson is giving Chicago organizers a chance to remake the city’s approach to community mental health.
Failure to Prioritize Vaccinating Incarcerated People Will Harm Everyone, Again
Omicron is coming for America’s overcrowded jails and prisons. Prioritizing vaccines for incarcerated people and rolling back our massive prison-industrial complex is good public health for everyone.
Mass Incarceration Has Worsened the COVID-19 Pandemic for Everyone
A new study shows that mass incarceration hasn’t just created a public health nightmare within US jails and prisons — COVID-19’s spread inside jails and prisons has spread through the rest of society. Ending mass incarceration is a dire public health concern for everyone.
“When You Arrest as Many People as We Do, You Cannot Protect Against Infectious Spread”
A new study finds that American jails — not just prisons — are a major hot spot for spreading coronavirus. The solution is simple: stop arresting so many people.