Jan 12, 2021

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This illustration picture shows social media application logo from Parler displayed on a smartphone in Arlington, Va., on July 2, 2020. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Can cloud computing giants kick out customers for what is seen as dangerous speech? Plus, on immigration, how the Biden administration could change things for for-profit detention centers. And, the "multiples" movement, which got high-end art into the homes of people who aren't rich.

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Biden's immigration policy could affect the private prison industry

by Andy Uhler

Jan 12, 2021

As President Trump visits the Texas-Mexico border, we look at the role of private prisons in immigration detention.

The campaign of President-elect Joe Biden promised to end for-profit detention centers.

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Making art more affordable with lessons from '60s-era Multiples, Inc.

by David Brancaccio , Meredith Garretson , Rose Conlon and Alex Schroeder

Jan 12, 2021

The idea is that more copies of a given work makes art more accessible to a wider range of people with varying incomes.

Tacita Dean, a British artist, pictured here in 2018. Dean has created 50 different multiples, each remade 100 times, during the pandemic.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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