Tag: USPS
Judge blocks USPS plan that could have restricted mail ballot delivery
A federal court stopped the Postal Service from adopting election-mail procedures that voting-rights groups said would have turned a mail carrier into a ballot gatekeeper.
Why the right really hates the Postal Service
It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism.
Trump’s controversial USPS takeover plan sparks nationwide protests
Postal workers and labor allies rally against Trump's reported effort to dismantle the Postal Service’s independence, raising fears of privatization and service cuts.
USPS establishes deal with Ford to purchase 9,250 electric vehicles
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said that by 2026, all new vehicles will be electric vehicles (EV).
USPS announces electrification of mail truck fleet
New electric mail trucks are expected to begin servicing postal routes in late 2023.
USPS announces increase on electric mail truck procurement
The USPS announces it will make 40 percent of its new mail trucks battery electric, up from the agency’s plans for 10 percent earlier this year.
UPS tests electric cycles for busy cities
The USPS bikes hold up to 400 pounds of packages and are designed for use in both urban areas and rural neighborhoods.
Federal judge orders USPS to turn over docs over DeJoy’s potential...
“DeJoy’s decision-making as postmaster general has raised some serious ethical questions—now we should finally get some answers.”
‘Way past time to fire Mr. DeJoy’ says Sanders after House...
"The only way to begin to defend the post office is to fire DeJoy."
USPS releases calendar records for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy—but it’s almost...
“Shrouding his calendar in secrecy likely violates the letter of the law, and certainly violates its spirit.”
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As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...
New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
42-year study traces how ‘forever chemicals’ climb the Great Lakes food web into people
A synthesis of more than four decades of data maps how PFAS move up the region's aquatic food web and into the fish people eat.
If winning is everything, why are hardcore MAGA still locked in—blind to gushing failures,...
Like the double sucker denying he’s been conned, MAGA says “thank you” after being fleeced. What MAGA got is an emotional escape value and theatrical echo chamber—sans benefits.
How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street teamed up for arming genocide
The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel.
Kept in the dark: How Louisiana weakened community air monitoring as industry pushed back
That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.