Donald Trump knows how to avoid the consequences of his conviction. Most people with a criminal record do not

After being wrongly convicted the first time, D’Juan Collins was branded a ‘criminal’ in the eyes of the law. That label affects “everything,” says Collins, a legal officer and mass incarceration advocate at the New York social justice organization VOCAL-NY. “That label really gives me a black eye, almost as if I am on the … Read more

The billionaires are spending a fortune to lure scientists away from universities

In an unmarked laboratory stationed between the campuses of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a splinter group of scientists is on the hunt for the next billion-dollar drug. The group, funded with $500 million from some of the wealthiest families in corporate America, has caused a stir in academia by dangling seven-figure paydays … Read more

The billionaires are spending a fortune to lure scientists away from universities

Michael Saul Dell, the founder and CEO of Dell Technologies, in New York on January 11, 2024. (Guerin Blask/The New York Times) In an unmarked laboratory stationed between the campuses of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a splinter group of scientists is on the hunt for the next billion-dollar drug. The group, funded … Read more