cassandra's menorah

I got this Lego set as a Channukah gift from a roommate one year. Recently there was news that Lego, invented and manufactured in Denmark, would outsource its production to Mexico and the Czech Republic for cheaper labor. So this menorah contains both the joy of childhood toys, and the sadness of adult realizations. Many gifts that will be exchanged these holidays will be made under unfair labor conditions. Outsourcing may be "old news", but it's still happening in 2006 and shows no signs of stopping.


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