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Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, GOP's New Health Plan, CIA Cybertools, Craig Newmark

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California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones
Five million Californians get their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, but the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace Obamacare could jeopardize their coverage, says Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones.

GOP’s New Health Plan
This week, two congressional committees cleared the Republicans' proposal to repeal and replace Obamacare. We hear from KQED Health Editor Carrie Feibel and Hoover Institution research fellow Lanhee Chen about how the plan would impact California.

CIA Cybertools
This week, Wikileaks released thousands of documents detailing covert tools the CIA uses to hack into smartphones and internet-connected devices. Cindy Cohn of the Electronic Frontier Foundation discusses the impact of Wikileaks’ disclosure on consumers, tech giants like Google and Apple, and the cyber arms race.

Craig Newmark
For more than 20 years, the website Craigslist that he founded has helped millions around the world find a roommate, a used sofa or a new job. Today, Craig Newmark is turning to philanthropy to help promote trustworthy journalism, which he calls “the immune system of a democracy.”

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