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Two guys, from two different backgrounds, examine rural American politics from two different perspectives. Why are so many small town Americans afraid to embrace a left of center look at the world? And how does this refusal leave them playing catch-up? James Benau is a local political leader and child of 1960’s Chicago activists. Dan Jackson is a small business person, part time columnist and former Republican voter. Together they prove everything local stems from everything politics.

These works by Thoreau and Gandhi consider the best way to promote justice and goodness not in utopia, but in the actual world where we live. The primary goal of Agora Publications is not to answer such controversial questions by taking sides, but to provide access to philosophical works that promote such dialogue.

Tackling a weight problem is often viewed as a personal responsibility that requires making healthier choices. The latest research, however, shows that external factors - from family and friendships to advertising and the workplace environment - have an equal, if not greater, impact on America's growing waistline. Just look at the stats: A person's chance of becoming obese increases by 57 percent if a close friend is obese, 40 percent if a sibling is obese, and 37 percent if a spouse is obese. That's where Thinfluence comes in.