Marijuana grown in Colorado, the land of legal weed, is being smuggled out to states where it is still illegal When recreational marijuana went on sale in Colorado in 2014, the government’s goal was to regulate and tax a drug that was already widely used and to squeeze out dealers […]

Swedish defenseman, 18, drawing high praise, comparisons to Lidstrom, Karlsson BUFFALO — Rasmus Dahlin hasn’t played a minute in the NHL, but experts already are comparing the 18-year-old from Sweden to some of the League’s biggest names, past and present. They liken his game to those of Hockey Hall […]

Ovechkin pursuing first title with Capitals; Golden Knights goalie Fleury tries for personal three-peat The NHL will crown a first-time Stanley Cup champion this season. The Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights will play Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena on Monday (8 p.m. ET; NBC, […]
In the 1930s, Keynesian economics laid out a new approach to reviving a stagnant economy. Many countries have since followed this game plan, a trend with lasting implications for future economic growth. According to the Keynesian script, governments achieve the requisite spending to thrust an economy out of a recession […]

Opinion: Paris is a climate fairy tale. It has always been more about money and politics than the environment Two weeks of climate talks in Bonn ended last week without agreement on a draft negotiating text, the Washington Post reports. Developing countries demanded to know when the US$100-billion package promised […]
After Bill Foley agreed to pay a whopping $500 million for the right to put a hockey team in the middle of the Mojave Desert, the NHL decided his Vegas Golden Knights deserved a chance for a swift return on that investment. If the other NHL owners had known […]

(This week’s blog is written by Reed Maltbie, our new Chief Content Officer and Lead Presenter for Changing the Game Project. If you haven’t seen Reed present for us yet, check out his amazing TED talk on the lasting power of a coach’s words. Drop him a line at Reed@ChangingTheGameProject.com […]
Political scientist Fen Hampson has written a new book about the former PM and his global legacy With the Trudeau government making a last-minute push to get NAFTA negotiators back to the table before an apparent U.S. deadline on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is heeding the advice of […]

Sweden’s got a major supply and demand problem. By 2025, its entire workforce is expected to grow by 207,000 people—yet it needs more than that number just to staff its fabled welfare state. The worker shortfall could crimp services and raise labor costs, especially in a political environment less hospitable […]
If someone offers you a bet on how significant of an impact the legalization of sports wagering will be on not just the games America plays and watches, but the entire business of sports … take the over. On Monday the United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down […]