In this age of ‘cut & paste’ journalism, shock headlines, and single-digit-second soundbites, you’ve probably heard about Kanye West’s recent breakdown in London this past weekend. Many people have written about the Chicago rapper’s ‘rant’ and collage of ‘disses’ he spewed from stage. But the mere fact that what happened is categorized as such further [...]

By now, you’re probably aware that Shawty Lo’s planned reality show featuring him, his 10 babies’ mamas and 11 children was canceled by the Oxygen network amid protests and petitions of the show. Basically, folks never had a chance to see what the show was actually about, yet felt comfortable making the determination that Shawty [...]

So many of our brains are in chains, and we cannot think beyond that which has been propagandized with us in mind. Many of the things that target us are not for our benefit, but rather are intended to provide economic gain for those who scheme to dupe us with the ultimate mind screw. Blacks [...]

Don’t yank our “Django Unchained”! In other words, please don’t try to feed us B.S. about the movie “Django Unchained,” slavery, or the Black culture and experience as told through the eyes of the presumptuous director Quentin Tarantino. On this episode of The Axiom Amnesia Theory, Heit & Cheri dedicate the entire show to dissecting [...]

After today, 2012 will be completely in the rear view. Maybe it’s time that we all reflect back on the year as we prepare to move into 2013. Each year, Mad Skillz performs a rap that wraps up the year in review. On this New Year’s Eve episode of The Axiom Amnesia Theory, Heit & [...]

None of us have to look very var for a “skilled veteran.” The problem is that we may know them, but fail to recognize their skill. These skilled vets range in age from children to the elderly, war vets to street vets, with a broad array of different skills. On this musical episode of The [...]

The police’s motto “Protect & Serve” would be better represented as “Attack & Disturb.” Far too often we see the police doing the exact opposite of what they should be doing–using excessive force, racial profiling, and executions are a few of the consistent infractions. On this musical episode of The Axiom Amnesia Theory, Heit & [...]

“If I had a million dollars…” How many times have we all fantasized over what we would do with a million bucks–what we could buy, how it could change our lives for the better? But, as we all know, money can’t buy everything. On this musical episode of The Axiom Amnesia Theory, Heit & Cheri [...]

Your life is in ads whether you like it or not. Our engagement in social media sites like Facebook and YouTube is one way that we choose to advertise ourselves. In addition, commercial ads are also a part of our lives, permeating every kind of media we come in contact with. On this episode of [...]

Rap freestyles can be profound or completely nonsensical. The challenge, however, is knowing the difference. Entertainers have become quite adept at sounding profound, while pushing content with very little substance. On this musical episode of The Axiom Amnesia Theory, Heit & Cheri explore the diversity of freestyling celebrities via their commentary and analysis of songs [...]

If you believe the predictions about the end of the world coming in 2012, then you know that there’s only about one month left before the end. Preparation is key in order to take the necessary steps for ultimate survival. On this musical episode of The Axiom Amnesia Theory, Heit & Cheri explore things to [...]

Can you imagine people wanting to excuse the truth? Well, it happens all the time. So many people would rather turn away from what they know is happening. They want no part of the responsibility to do better. In the end, we all have to face the music. On this musical episode of The Axiom [...]

What is a “wildflower”? What exactly is a “broken home”? These terms bring to mind beauty, strength, and environmental fortitude. The wildflower sustains itself from what is available to it. Its very survival is a success story in “making do,” yet it is no less beautiful than the highly cultivated rose. Would we say that [...]

One of the most expressive things you can do is to share your heart with someone–especially those with whom you share a closeness. Whether that be family, friends, romantic interests, or other loved ones. When we share our hearts, it’s not just about sharing our feelings. Sharing our hearts can also impart the wisdom of [...]

That’s right, no government baby! Of course this is every anarchist’s dream, but most people have a difficult time thinking beyond the programming to imagine how this could be a possible reality for humankind. Here’s the fundamental question: Aren’t we intelligent enough to take on the responsibility of individual self-governance? On this musical episode of [...]

Have you ever climbed Mount Stupid Love? People have made countless songs about love and the things we choose to go through or endure in the name of it. To some, the dedication to a romantic partner involves selfless sacrifice that is expected to eventually pay off in endless doses of happiness. Others take view [...]

Who taught you to hate yourself? Malcolm X asked that question 50 years ago, but it is still applicable today. We live in a word in which so many of us feel pressure to adhere to mainstream cultural standards instead of just being ourselves. Are you ready to face the consequences of daring to be [...]

Download “Get Up” by Heit & Cheri for FREE As a special thanks to all of our supporters, we’d like to give you a FREE download of the first single, “Get Up,” from our debut album, “Improper Conduct.” You can listen below, and download the song by doing the following: 1) Click the word “Download” [...]

Summary There has been a “drug culture” since the dawn of civilization. Sumerian cuneiform tablets from 3000 BC show a poppy harvest, as do ancient Egyptian scripts and Greek statues adorned with poppy crowns. Far more recently, Freud sung the praises of cocaine, which was included in the original recipe for Coca-Cola. But since the [...]

Summary “It’s impossible not to remember the bombshell Forum press conference that autumn Thursday, and, like the JFK assassination or Challenger explosion, where we were when we heard it. “The Announcement” shows what happened behind the scenes: how Johnson learned of his illness, the anxiety over telling family and teammates and the fallout that occurred [...]

Summary Whilst Ron Jones’ The Third Wave has received a lot of attention and been dramatised, George Muldoon’s experiments in capitalist democracy involving two groups of seventh graders in Mill Valley, California have seemingly slipped under the political radar… “I said years and years and years ago that the public school system is like a [...]

Summary On a trip to visit family in Seoul in April, I was approached by a man and a woman who claimed to be North Korean defectors. They presented me with a DVD that recently came into their possession and asked me to translate it. They also asked me to post the completed film on [...]

Summary Released in 1968, “Black on Black” has been hailed for its pioneering effort to capture the voices and experiences of black America during one of the most volatile times in the nation’s history. Black on Black won six major awards, including the Edward R. Murrow Award for “distinguished television reporting and best documentary”; the [...]

The Aurora, Colorado theater massacre has reignited the debate about gun control in the country. There are many people who believe that gun control would have prevented such an occurrence. We live in a society where people blame access to guns for the violent acts that people who use them commit. We came across the [...]

Summary But the truth is, it’s a system in crisis, and the reason it’s a system in crisis is it’s a linear system and we live on a finite planet, and you cannot run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely. From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our [...]

Summary Jacques Ellul was a French theologian/sociologist and anarchist. He first became well-known to American readers when his book The Technological Society was published in English in 1964. This book leveled a broad critique of technique, a term that means more than gadgets and machines – as the English word technology means. For Ellul, technique [...]

Summary Political philosopher and visionary, husband and father, dynamic orator and militant minister. In his lifetime, Malcolm X was many men. Born Malcolm Little, he later became “Detroit Red” and “New York Red” — a hustler, drug pusher, pimp, con man and the head of a Boston robbery ring. After spending time in prison, he [...]

Summary A high school teacher’s unusual experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own. This is a foreign film, originally in German, but it has English subtitles. To access the subtitles, you may [...]

Summary Is there more than one universe? In this visually rich, action-packed TED talk, Brian Greene shows how the unanswered questions of physics (starting with a big one: What caused the Big Bang?) have led to the theory that our own universe is just one of many in the “multiverse.” At the heart of modern [...]

Summary The Green Apple. David Owen, a writer for The New Yorker, discusses the complex issues of sustainability as they relate to urban and suburban life. Green Manhattan, an article that Owen wrote for The New Yorker about the city’s inherent sustainability, was a major inspiration for the e² series. Green for All. Learn more [...]