Are we living in an age of new imperialism? If we are, what does this mean to you, as a person who likes having nice things?
Using the links below, and then some of your own, research the various ways our goods are currently produced and then answer these two questions -
- Are we indeed living in an imperial age
- And what does that mean to us?
On clothing...
Where does a typical T Shirt come from? Click here or here or here
How are your clothes made (especially the trendy ones, like basketball jerseys?) Click here or here
On Computers:
Who puts together your computers? Click here and watch the 2 videos below
Do you like using social media like FaceBook? You'll hate this article then...
From the National Geographic, concerning "Conflict Minerals", click here. It's a good story, and an easy read.
On what your smartphones are doing to other countries, click here
On the general growth of militarism and conflict due to consumption, click here and here
On Food
On the global effects of increased meat consumption, click here and here
On the amount of oil going into produce our food? Click here
Slavery and the fishing industry? Click here and here and here
Costs to the environment? Click here and for industrial farming, click here and if you drink coffee, click here and for plastics, click here
On Labor
Who picks our food? Click here
Who builds things for us? Click here
Who cleans our houses? Click here
On Corporations
Multinational corporations? Click here and here and here and here
ON whether the U.S. (and by implication, you) is responsible for these abuses:
click here, and here, here, here, here
Where does a typical T Shirt come from? Click here or here or here
How are your clothes made (especially the trendy ones, like basketball jerseys?) Click here or here
On Computers:
Who puts together your computers? Click here and watch the 2 videos below
Do you like using social media like FaceBook? You'll hate this article then...
From the National Geographic, concerning "Conflict Minerals", click here. It's a good story, and an easy read.
On what your smartphones are doing to other countries, click here
On the general growth of militarism and conflict due to consumption, click here and here
On Food
On the global effects of increased meat consumption, click here and here
On the amount of oil going into produce our food? Click here
Slavery and the fishing industry? Click here and here and here
Costs to the environment? Click here and for industrial farming, click here and if you drink coffee, click here and for plastics, click here
On Labor
Who picks our food? Click here
Who builds things for us? Click here
Who cleans our houses? Click here
On Corporations
Multinational corporations? Click here and here and here and here
ON whether the U.S. (and by implication, you) is responsible for these abuses:
click here, and here, here, here, here
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