Robin Hood never really existed! And income redistribution, as practiced, never really works. “Socialism is great until you ...

Money may not grow on trees, but according to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), it appears to be growing exceptionally well for a ...

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in a workshop on healthcare for all during the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life at the Vatican Feb. 16, 2026. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – ...

In 2024, CEOs at America’s leading companies saw pay increases that outpaced the wage growth of employees, widening pay disparities across the country and in Connecticut, according to a new report ...

The battle to fight climate change and achieve net zero carbon emissions means moving people from brown to green, clean energy. One problem with this is the upfront costs and the often higher energy ...

ince joining Conn’s faculty in 2015, Associate Professor of Economics Mark Stelzner has taken an interdisciplinary approach to studying inequality and the political underpinnings of the U.S. economic ...

Income inequality and carbon dioxide emissions for high-income nations such as the United States, Denmark and Canada are intrinsically linked -- but a new study has taken a deeper look at the ...

Photo/IC] Achieving common prosperity will be a very long-term task. For example, as it has been noted in proposals for ...

Learn more about the upper class, what defines it, its impact, income levels, and its distinction from the middle and working classes in the social hierarchy.