What the New Yorker Cover Got Right

ImageNew Yorker illustrator Barry Blitt says his controversial cover was intended only to show that the incessant rumors that Obama is a closet terrorist are preposterous and ridiculous fear mongering... But Blitt’s point – that the ridiculous rumor-mongering, gossip, slurs, and flat-out falsities about Obama’s religion, patriotism, birth and, of course, race are deep and widespread – is horribly true.

Obama and the Progressive Base

ImageThese days, an appreciable number of Obama supporters are starting to use words like "disillusionment." But that's a consequence of projecting their political outlooks onto the candidate in the first place.

    The best way to avoid becoming disillusioned is to not have illusions in the first place.


THE BARON SON: (Choose to Be Rich)

ImageWealth is a choice-and with every dollar we choose to be rich or poor.

Every time we go to the mall and buy an unneeded item of clothing, the latest gadget, a fancier car than we can afford, and even every time we buy a toy or game for our child before investing for his or her future, we are choosing to be poor.

Disappearing Voices in Black Radio

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No, it isn’t just your imagination. Black radio really is vanishing.
The new film “Disappearing Voices – The Decline of Black Radio” explains why. Written and narrated by veteran radio personality Bob Law and directed by independent filmmaker U-Savior...


The Strategy Gap: What Do Minority Businesses Need Most?

ImageEntrepreneurs often see strategy as something they just do not have time to do.  No wonder they think what they need most is contracts and capital...   Strategy does not have to be a long, expensive process.  There are five critical questions.


THE BARON INSIGHT (5 Considerations in Making Important Financial Decisions)

ImageWhen making investments, it is always important to take a holistic viewpoint. Contrary to popular belief, an isolated financial strategy is extremely risky and unlikely to bring you lasting success.

Most people struggle financially because they attempt to build wealth with a linear approach—using one investment strategy, one portfolio, and one stream of income. To build significant wealth in a way that brings your greater freedom with each dollar made, you have to learn to manage multiple investment strategies, portfolios, and streams of income.



It Was Oil, All Along

 TruthoutOh, no, they told us, Iraq isn't a war about oil. That's cynical and simplistic, they said. It's about terror and al-Qaeda and toppling a dictator and spreading democracy and protecting ourselves from weapons of mass destruction. But one by one, these concocted rationales went up in smoke, fire and ashes. And now the bottom line turns out to be ... the bottom line. It is about oil.