The Big Picture Panel - John Kiriakou, The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror/Huffington Post/Reader Supported & James Bamford, The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America/The Intercept/The New Yorker. Earlier this week - Wikileaks released thousands of pages of secret CIA documents. Dubbed "Vault 7" - these documents reveal - among other things - that the CIA has the ability to hack into your smartphone - your tv - and maybe even cars. For more on the startling revelations from the Vault 7 leaks - I'm joined now by two people who know this topic better than anyone.

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom talks to former CIA analyst and whistleblower John Kiriakou and journalist James Bamford about the recent Wikileaks dump, known as “Vault 7” and what it reveals about hacking and surveillance techniques used by the CIA.

The Big Picture Panel - John Kiriakou, The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror/Huffington Post/Reader Supported & James Bamford, The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America/The Intercept/The New Yorker. Earlier this week - Wikileaks released thousands of pages of secret CIA documents. Dubbed "Vault 7" - these documents reveal - among other things - that the CIA has the ability to hack into your smartphone - your tv - and maybe even cars. For more on the startling revelations from the Vault 7 leaks - I'm joined now by two people who know this topic better than anyone.

The Big Picture Panel - John Kiriakou, The Reluctant Spy: My Secret Life in the CIA's War on Terror/Huffington Post/Reader Supported & James Bamford, The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America/The Intercept/The New Yorker. Earlier this week - Wikileaks released thousands of pages of secret CIA documents. Dubbed "Vault 7" - these documents reveal - among other things - that the CIA has the ability to hack into your smartphone - your tv - and maybe even cars. For more on the startling revelations from the Vault 7 leaks - I'm joined now by two people who know this topic better than anyone.

On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses the GOP’s healthcare plan and its benefits to wealthy Americans with Farron Cousins of Ring of Fire Radio and America’s Lawyer. Then, Thom talks to Angela Morabito of StandUnited.org and Sarah Badawi of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee about Scott Pruitt’s climate change denial and how the U.S. ranks when it comes to infrastructure.

Big Picture Interview: Farron Cousins, Ring of Fire Radio/DeSmog Blog/Trial Lawyer Magazine. Donald Trump promised a conservative healthcare plan that would cover everyone for cheap. So why is the Republican alternative to Obamacare just a tax cut for the rich in disguise?

Big Picture Panel: Sarah Badawi, Progressive Change Campaign Committee(PCCC) & Angela Morabito, StandUnited.org. Is new EPA head Scott Pruitt handing our government over to the people former Vice President Henry Wallace called "American fascists"?

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On tonight’s Big Picture, Thom discusses the GOP’s replacement plan for Obamacare with Journalist and Author David Dayen. Then, Thom talks to Travis Korson of Madison Strategies and Charles Sauer of the Market Institute about health care and a legal challenge to Trump’s revised travel ban.

Big Picture Interview: David Dayen, The Nation/The Intercept/Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street's Great Foreclosure Fraud. Even Republicans hate the new Republican plan to replace Obamacare. Is it dead on arrival in Congress?

Big Picture Panel: Travis Korson, Madison Strategies & Charles Sauer, The Market Institute. Republicans say their healthcare plan is all about giving patients more choice. But if that's their standard for what makes a good plan - why aren't they supporting single-payer? Plus - Donald Trump's revised Muslim Ban is already facing protests across the country and a legal challenge from the state of Hawaii. Will it last any longer than Trump's earlier attempt to stop Muslims from coming to the US?

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Big Picture Interview: Professor Richard Wolff, Capitalism's Crisis Deepens Essays on the Global Economic Meltdown/Democracy At Work. Donald Trump is taking credit for the record highs on Wall Street. But what's really behind the bull market - and is a crash inevitable?

Big Picture Panel: Sam Sacks, The District Sentinel & Bryan Pruitt, RedState. Republicans have finally released their Obamacare replacement plan - and for all intents and purposes it's just another glorified tax break for the rich. When will right-wingers learn that healthcare is a right and not a commodity to be bought and sold?

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