Greg LeRoy directs Good Jobs First, where he co-wrote "Uncle Sam's Rusty Toolkit."
Obama can ensure his recovery plan is untainted by corruption and waste by mandating controls that track where money flows and evaluate results.
Companies like Boeing, Dell and Daimler-Chrysler know how to extort
tax cuts and subsidies from states eager to keep jobs from fleeing. But
taxpayers, community groups and even a Supreme Court review are pushing
back on corporate giveaways.


