Transparency, Transparency, Transparency
Posted by nithi.vivatrat on March 3, 2009
I have transparency on the brain.
There were two articles in the New York Times today that got it stuck in my head. The first was an editorial about the back room machinations that surround the repeated AIG bailouts (we’re at a total of $160 billion in committed funds to this company, which could fail regardless). The second was an article discussing the potential conflicts caused by the pervasive and deep association of medical school educators with drug companies.
In either case, transparency is the first step to figuring out what to do next. In the absense of that, we’re just wandering around blindfolded.
On that note, I thought that StimulusWatch.org, a new site to track where the stimulus money is going, looks pretty cool.