Left Behind; South Africa's Refugees; Is That Art? | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

McDowell County, West Virginia, once a thriving coal region, is now one of the poorest areas in the US. The median household income is $30,000, and one in three households relies on food stamps. Residents face significant challenges including contaminated drinking water, a lack of local businesses (driving 45 minutes for milk), and the lingering impact of the opioid crisis, which has left many raising relatives' children. Federal aid cuts to SNAP and Medicaid are further exacerbating these hardships, forcing families to choose between groceries and heating.

Betty Steppp, 76, drives 45 minutes for milk and spends $200-300 on groceries weekly. Tabitha Collins, 26, supports a family of six on one income, facing $480 electricity bills and shut-off notices. Pastor Brad Davis notes people haven't had hot showers in 6+ years due to fumes from water, and families spend $150/month on bottled water.

President Trump's claim of 'white genocide' against South African farmers is largely unsubstantiated. While farm attacks are a brutal reality, affecting both black and white farmers, they are primarily opportunistic crimes driven by poverty and South Africa's high national murder rate (7x that of the US), not a targeted ethnic cleansing. The 'burial sites' shown by Trump were revealed to be temporary crosses placed by a farmer to honor victims. The new Expropriation Act, which could allow land seizure without compensation, is being challenged in court and is not yet in effect.

Daryl Brown, a 7th-generation farmer, confirms the crosses were a temporary memorial, not burial sites. Tiennis Nell, whose father was murdered, describes the attack as 'opportunistic.' Agricultural economist Wandeli Salobo states the majority of people operating farms are black, and crime affects all farmers. In Q1 2025, of six farm homicides, five victims were black. Johan Kotza, head of a large agricultural organization, states, 'It's actually not about white genocide. It's about criminality in South Africa.'

Refik Anadol is a pioneer in AI art, creating immersive, data-driven installations that have been exhibited globally and sold for over $1 million. He views AI as a 'thinking brush' and a co-creator, aiming for a 50/50 human-machine collaboration. However, the field faces significant controversy. Critics like Jerry Saltz dismiss it as 'crap' or 'screen savers,' questioning its artistic depth. Other artists, like Molly Crab Apple, call it the 'greatest art heist in history,' arguing that AI models are trained on billions of scraped images without consent or compensation, constituting corporate plagiarism. Anadol claims to use 'ethically sourced data sets' and obtain permission since 2020.

Anadol's 'Unsupervised' installation at MoMA held viewers for 38 minutes, compared to an average of 28 seconds for other art. Jerry Saltz called it a 'half million dollar screen saver.' Molly Crab Apple demonstrated how an AI generator could replicate her style without consent. Anadol states, 'I only use my own data' and 'We always start with permission' for ethically sourced data.