Friday, March 20, 2026

Tag: U.S. Postal Service

No way we let Trump privatize postal service, say Progressives

Progressive leaders and advocates rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to transform the U.S. Postal Service into a for-profit entity, emphasizing its critical role in American society.

How to make the holidays happier for the Postal Service

Now it’s time for Congress to deliver by passing the Postal Reform Act and urging USPS leaders to focus on innovations to better serve all Americans for generations to come.

Greg Palast investigates: The looming vote by mail crisis that could...

Are Americans playing Russian Roulette with their vote?

Still ‘miles to go’ to ensure a safe and fair election,...

The statement from DeJoy came shortly after reports that at least 20 states plan to sue the postmaster general to force him to reverse the changes made to mail services.

Bernie Sanders and Barack Obama agree: Trump’s attack on Postal Service...

"Democracy must be saved. Trump must be defeated."

What about the USPS?

I think that many of the postal services provided would be handled better in other ways. And I would say the same thing about booksellers. And newspaper publishers.

Why America cannot afford to let the US Postal Service go...

The agency’s importance is growing. Come November, American democracy may depend on it.

Vote by mail: Head of Postal Union says mailed ballots are...

“We’re talking now about basic access to the ballot box. The Post Office is the most trusted federal agency.”

Trump attacks Post Office while carriers & clerks die from COVID-19

Trump claims the agency is only losing money because it is undercharging Amazon and other companies for shipping.

Is Trump giving Amazon the Postal Service?

Trump wanted to use the Postal Service to hit back at Amazon, but he may end up doing the opposite.

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Pentagon seeks $200 billion for Iran war as costs surge and Congress pushes back

Lawmakers question the scale, legality, and strategy of a massive funding request as troop deployments expand and the conflict shows signs of escalation.

Balanced budget amendment would put Social Security, Medicare, and core public services on the...

The proposal would make revenue increases extraordinarily difficult while allowing tax cuts to pass more easily, shifting pressure onto widely used federal programs.

Scale raises the ceiling, but fiscal foundations determine whether autocracy or democracy prevails

The implication is stark: democracy is not only a constitutional or ideological arrangement; it is fundamentally a fiscal one.

State Department purge left US exposed as Iran war sent energy prices soaring

Internal layoffs removed the very officials who would have modeled oil supply disruptions, coordinated with Gulf energy partners, and prepared for retaliatory strikes as war with Iran drove gas and crude prices sharply higher.

The Paris Prelude: Why the US and China are moving toward a Cold Peace

Nuanced engagement is an improvement over chaotic confrontation.