Episode
60 Minutes: 5/7/2023: This Ancient Atrocity; Lithium Valley; James Nachtwey
Overview
How a Nebraska middle school's concerns about the safety of its students led to one of the largest investigations into illegal child labor in America; the race to develop domestic sources of lithium, which are needed for the transition from gas-powered vehicles to electric cars and trucks; and a profile of war photographer James Nachtwey who is 75 and still risking his life to capture important images of suffering and sacrifice.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 55
- Episode
- Episode 33
- Air date
- 2023-05-07
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
5/7/2023: This Ancient Atrocity; Lithium Valley; James Nachtwey is Episode 33 in Season 55 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2023-05-07. The runtime is 43 min.
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