Friday Nite Videos -- September 2, 2016

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Your Dog Understands More Than You Think. The Good Old Days (featuring Donald Trump & the Greensboro 4). What Would It Take To Power The United States With Solar Energy? Georgetown Makes Amends for Profiting From Slavery. Standoff at Standing Rock.

Georgetown Makes Amends for Profiting From Slavery

Steps include an apology for its ties to slavery, preference to applicants who are descendants of Georgetown’s slaves, renaming a building in honor of one of the slaves and creating an institute to study slavery. 

Standoff at Standing Rock

Reinforcements arrive as Native Americans protest a massive oil pipeline in North Dakota.

Socialize the EpiPen

Adam Gaffney Jacobin
My proposed solution to the EpiPen mess follows this line of thought: essentially, bust the damn patent. Or, at least, the US government should threaten to bust the patent, and we should then watch the price fall faster than you can jab yourself in the thigh with an adrenaline-filled pen.

What a Black Lives Matter Economic Agenda Looks Like

Jannell Ross The Washington Post
Even a good job creation/infrastructure bill must include "targeted" language to ensure that funds flow into black communities, and community residents have access to those jobs.

Time to Stand Up to Apple

Robert Reich Robert Reich
Designs, software, and patented ideas, which are at the core of Apple's business model, are a perfect vehicle for tax avoidance.