I've gotta confess something: I haven't passed along action alerts about the various McGovern/Jones resolutions (and, before that, Feingold resolutions) demanding that Mr. Obama set a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan, because I think we should be withdrawing from Afghanistan right damn now. Don't get me wrong, I'm still pleased that the latest McGovern/Jones resolution came damn close to passing, but I still think it's like starting negotiations with your compromise position, and I don't do that. Now CREDO helps you tell Mr. Obama to end the war in Afghanistan, now. (If you'd rather sign a petition than make a phone call, Council for a Livable World helps you do that.) The military apparently plans to withdraw less than a tenth of its force in Afghanistan by the end of 2011, which wasn't what Mr. Obama promised us. And now that we've gotten bin Laden, what are we still doing there? We're not going to impose our will on Afghanistan any better than anyone else ever has, and why should we?

Meanwhile, CALPIRG helps you tell our government to stop subsidizing obesity in children. How does our government subsidize obesity in children? By subsidizing corn and soybean production, and thus high-fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated oils, our government makes soda and fast food much cheaper to eat than it otherwise would be -- and thus makes it more likely that kids will eat it. If government subsidized the production of fruits and vegetables like they subsidize corn and soybeans, you'd better believe kids would eat better, because the fruits and vegetables would be cheaper. Folks who complain that replacing corn syrup in our food production chain would be too hard ought to look to Europe, where you can't get high-fructose corn syrup in your Coca-Cola and it tastes just as good with about a third of the sugar content. And n.b. also that attacking Social Security and Medicare may be the third rail for the American people, but attacking corn and soybean subsidies is the third rail for the American elites, and they'll fight back -- and not just by trying to make you feel like you're choosing between Iowa farmers and childhood obesity. But, like many hard fights, it's a fight worth fighting.