| May 6, 2020 | Economy / Business|Rights / DemocracyWhat’s the gimmick in Trump’s plan to “rescue” the public Postal Service? One thing we’ve learned for sure this year is that no national crisis is too awful to keep Trump and Company from exploiting it for their plutocratic political purposes. COVID-19 is a God awful...
| Apr 22, 2020 | Economy / BusinessOne public service that people really like and count on is the post office, which literally delivers for us. Anti-government ideologues and privatization dogmatists, however, hate the very word “public,” and they’ve long sought to demonize the U.S. Postal Service,...
| Apr 15, 2020 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe U.S. Postal Service plays a vital role in our nation’s health and stability at this time of crisis. Unfortunately, it’s financially strapped — and got just crumbs in the $2.2 trillion stimulus package recently passed by Congress. President Trump’s response? A...
| Nov 6, 2019 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Peace / SecurityIf you’re looking for a way to honor veterans, here’s one: protect the U.S. Postal Service. I’m a veteran from a family of veterans. After serving in the Marine Corps, I got a good-paying postal job that put me on a solid path to financial security. Now I lead the...
| Dec 24, 2018 | Economy / BusinessThis spring, President Trump created an inter-agency federal task force to propose structural reforms in the U.S. Postal Service. In only two months, the task force (comprised entirely of top Trump officials) zapped out a down-and-dirty report with this key...
