PBC News & Comment: Panama Papers Leak Seems Aimed at Putin

Secret offshore corporations linked to world leaders are exposed as 11 million files are leaked to German newspaper, journalist group….--Juan Cole notes that some familiar MidEast names surface, like Mubarak, Allawi, and Saudi King Salman
++your humbled host apologizes for late delivery of this podcast.  In his rush to run off to the ski slopes, he forgot to click "publish".
--Bernie, release your taxes! David Cay Johnston’s report is here, the Money magazine hit job is here
--NY Times runs odd report analyzing “early missteps” of Sanders campaign
--NY Times reports its new poll shows Clinton trouncing Trump, making no mention of polls that show that Sanders beats Trump by wider margin
--Hillary Clinton feels sorry for young people she says are being misled about her record and where she raises campaign money
--in NY state, fractivists are keeping pressure on CLinton
--PBC got pranked by fake report of Arizona protester who said he was paid $3,500 to protest Trump rally
--Obama slams Trump for reckless nuclear ideas, and for his ignorance
--Karen Stewart, new NSA whistleblower talks about the incredible retaliation she has gotten for a workplace complaint over 10 years ago
--as “spotlight” on Catholic sex crimes moves to Pennsylvania, victim turned legislator calls it “organized crime”
--Supreme Court issues unanimous ruling for “one person, one vote”
--Secret Service deflates 50-foot joint used in protest at White House