The Best Stories You've nEver Read #27

American Imports, Chinese Depths. Click here to read Loretta Tofani's special report.

While we were all concerned about what Chinese products, particularly toys, were doing to our families and children, Loretta Tofani, a 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner and international correspondent, developed a different angle. What were these products doing to the Chinese workers who were making them? She found that many were dying or suffering from debilitating illnesses. Solving this problem isn’t nearly as simple as it sounds. Take note of Tofani’s nuanced approach as her story swings between a compassionate look at the plight of Chinese workers and a sophisticated appreciation for what it takes to drive the Chinese and American economies. Her work was funded in part with a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.   

-- Dick Weiss