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Jennifer Wells

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In 1979, Jennifer Wells arrived in Delhi as a wide-eyed, just-sprung university grad and fell in love with country. Now, she is a jaded feature writer intent on retracing her steps to see what has changed in 30 years. Can a 54-year-old mother of three fly solo again? Jennifer's chronicle of her Indian journey appeared in November 2009. The National Newspaper Award winner has co-authored Shock: An Investigation into the Startling Comeback of Electroconvulsive Therapy, an exclusive Star Dispatches eRead available in the Star Store (starstore.ca). Reach her at 416-869-4415.

On gender parity Corporate Canada has failed

Fri Oct 23 2015

The rollout of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet on Nov. 4 will be assessed against his gender parity promise.comments
A different way for Trudeau to look at progress

Tue Oct 20 2015

Environmental health, child health . . . the GPI measures things that GDP never could.comments
What lies ahead for the country’s next leader

Fri Oct 16 2015

Whoever wins the election Canadians are on notice that when it comes to financial stability, the first line of defence is us.comments
Bernie Sanders focuses U.S. presidential race on income inequality

Tue Oct 13 2015

Vermont Senator is an aging socialist who is playing out a crazy notion of battling for the Democratic nomination in the 2016 presidential race.comments
Volkswagen diesel drama makes for good theatre

Fri Oct 09 2015

Lies to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, billion-dollar settlements and upset politicans. The reliable Volkswagen has become the centre of high drama. comments
Will the TPP transform garment manufacture in Vietnam: Wells

Tue Oct 06 2015

If passed — and it works — the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal would transform emerging economies like Vietnam and be a potential pacesetter. comments
Corporate gender equality lacking, Sheryl Sandberg says

Fri Oct 02 2015

More than half of 700 TSX-listed companies have no women on their corporate boards.comments
Capitalism should be for the many, not the few, book argues: Wells

Tue Sep 29 2015

Robert Reich, U.S. President Bill Clinton’s labour secretary, has written a book that looks at income inequality. He’s surprised the NDP is moving to the right on economic policy. comments
The great disconnect between a CEO's pay and yours: Wells

Fri Sep 25 2015

There's a huge disconnect between the rewards meted out to those at the top of the pay pyramid and everyone else. comments
Schmidt’s worrying line to the future

Tue Sep 22 2015

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Why isn't the cost of higher education a bigger campaign issue?: Wells

Fri Sep 18 2015

Only the well to do can hope to emerge from university unburdened by the debt of higher education.comments
Does Justin Trudeau seem stuck in the middle to you?: Wells

Wed Sep 16 2015

The Liberal leader's attempts at defining a class appears oddly tortured.comments
A warrior, a soldier and a photographer — remembering the Oka Crisis

Sat Aug 22 2015

Twenty-five years after the Oka Crisis, the photographer who captured the famous face-to-face standoff tells the unlikely story behind it.comments
Going through the emotions — did Inside Out get it right?

Sat Jul 04 2015

Pixar’s hit film turns feelings into animated characters — five of them, to be exact. But psychologists differ widely on how many “basic” emotions humans experience, and whether our feelings are universal.comments
In Jonathan Kozol’s memoir, a neurologist loses his memory and a son loses his father

Sat Jun 27 2015

Jonathan Kozol’s The Theft of Memory is about his father’s descent into Alzheimer’s, but it is also a story about breaking conventions and rethinking the patient. comments
King John known for murder and Magna Carta

Sun Jun 14 2015

Despite affixing his seal to Magna Carta, ushering in a new era of individual rights, King John was and still is seen as a villain. comments
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Photos Ten things you didn’t know about King John and Magna Carta

Sun Jun 14 2015

A. A. Milne portrayed King John as a friendless monarch. Magna Carta included provisions for widows and the incarcerated.comments
Bridging social divides in a highrise world

Sun Jun 07 2015

Universe Within, an NFB documentary, looks at low-income highrises around the world to see if digital engagement can reduce isolation and social inequality.comments
Joseph Mitchell of the New Yorker: The man behind the myth

Sun May 31 2015

He was a legendary writer who spent decades roaming the streets of New York, documenting its scenes with a journalist’s eye and a novelist’s flair. Though his bylines disappeared from the magazine, a new biography reveals that he never stopped working.comments
High-level nuclear waste an even bigger challenge

Sun May 03 2015

A glance at how Canada and the U.S. are trying to deal with high-level nuclear waste.comments