Monday, March 22, 2010

Industrialism Resources for You

Below are a number of resources to help you find evidence to support your theses. If you come across other helpful websites, please let us know so we can add them to this page. 


Wealth in America:
Andrew Carnegie - History Channel
J.P. Morgan - History Channel
John D. Rockefeller - History Channel

Food Access:
Just Food Organization  - an organization working to ensure equal access to healthy food in NYC
"Food, Inc." - website for the documentary of the same name

Immigration & Industrialism: 
"After Iowa Raid, Immigrants Fuel Labor Inquiries" - by Julia Preston in The New York Times

Workers & Industrialism:
Overview video of the Industrial Revolution - History Channel
Andrew Carnegie - History Channel
J.P. Morgan - History Channel
John D. Rockefeller - History Channel

Modern Technology:
The Digital Nation - PBS documentary about how technology is changing our lives
"Is Google Making Us Stupid?" - by Nicholas Carr in The Atlantic Monthly

Climate Change & Industrialism:
The Story of Stuff - a short video about industrialism and mass production today
"An Inconvenient Truth" - website for the documentary of the same name that illustrates how climate change works

More vs. Better

Click to check out Shah's presentation on industrialism...