Frustrated and helpless

I used to find myself furious and worried about a lot of things under the Bush Administration, but now I find the areas of continuity with the Obama era even more worrisome, because they indicate institutionalization of a bunch of things that are terrible for our nation, economy, character. It's starting to get me down, and maybe unloading some tabs will help...

• La. Police Doing BP's Dirty Work -- hello? who's in charge here? does corporation trump Constitution??
  
  
• How many Americans are targeted for assassination? um, what? [head-desk]
  
  
• Endless war, a recipe for four-star arrogance -- chilling.
  
  
• Fixing The Ideology Problem in Our Political Press -- a great summary of the problem(s) and critical fixes.
  
  
• We need to restore economic growth -- a case study in how austerity during a recession is a terrible idea.
  
  
• When Greatness Slips Away -- a chipper, chipper summary of ways in which America is losing its way.