US Post Office

Beyond Corporate Capitalism: Not So Wild a Dream

Gar Alperovitz | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Public Ownership, Privatization, US Post Office, Private Health Care, Economy Recession, Corporations Privatization, Private Ownership, Politics News
Gar Alperovitz

When progressives are being called "socialists" no matter what, there is little to lose and much to gain by clearly making the case for a long-term plan that confronts -- and ultimately overcomes -- the centrality of corporate power.

Read Post

Cherry Blossom Centennial Stamp To Be Introduced

The Huffington Post | Rachel Tepper | Posted 03.23.2012

Read More: DC News, National Building Museum, Video, Stamp Collecting, Cherry Blossom, Stamps, Usps, United States Post Office, Tidal Basin, 2012 Cherry Blossoms, U.S. Post Office, Dc Around Town, Japan, National Cherry Blossom Festival 2012, National Cherry Blossom Festival, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Postal Service on Friday announced the upcoming introduction of its Cherry Blossom Centennial 45-cent Forever stamps. This ...

Read Whole Story

These Are The States With The Most Post Office Closings

Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: US Post Office, Post Office Closings, Post Office Cuts, U.S. Postal Service, Budget Cuts, Post Office, Mail-Carriers, Business News, U.S. Post Office, Business News

The U.S. Postal service plans to close nearly half of the nation’s mail processing centers beginning May 15th. The move, which follows a five-month ...

Read Whole Story

Native And Rural Communities Face Devastating Post Office Closures

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: US Post Office, Winona LaDuke, Video, Indian Reservations, Poverty, Minnesota, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, White Earth, Post Office, Collin Peterson, Amy Klobuchar, Wounded Knee, Impact News
Georgianne Nienaber

While winter has spared remote areas of Minnesota this year, proposed budget cuts will slam the North Country if the U.S. Post Office abandons its location in Ponsford.

Read Post

The Public Be Damned: Using the Amtrak Script to Kill the Post Office

Kelly Kleiman | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: U.S. Post Office, Postal Service, African American, Public Utility, Amtrak, Post Office, U.S. Postal Service Cuts, Postal Service Amtrak, Postal Service Default, Politics News
Kelly Kleiman

There is an alternative to the current flood of crocodile tears over the death of written communication. We could return to the social compact that regarded mail service as something to be paid for by the people who benefit from it most.

Read Post

Living People On Postage Stamps: Who Would You Choose?

AP | By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Postage Stamps, U.S. Post Office, Twitter, Postal Service, Facebook, Post Office, Stamps, Huff/Post50 News

By HOPE YEN and STACY A. ANDERSON Associated Press WASHINGTON — Who would you put on a stamp? Charlie Sheen? Lady Gaga? Yourself? Hoping to...

Read Whole Story

How Republicans Crippled The United States Postal Service

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: U.S. Postal Service Cuts, Tea Part Post Office Budget, U.S. Post Office, Postal Service Tea Party, Postal Service Budget, Postal Service Default, Politics News
Karl Frisch

GOP efforts to cripple the Postal Service predate the current tea party "cut government spending" drumbeat echoing throughout Washington during these difficult economic times.

Read Post

After Liberty, 11 Other Stamps The Post Office Screwed Up

Jonah Green | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: US Post Office, Statue of Liberty, Slidepollajax, Lady Liberty, NY Around Town, Post Office Statue of Liberty, Statue of Liberty Stamp, New York News
Jonah Green

The United States Postal Service doesn't seem to know where the Statue of Liberty is. Case in point -- they printed three billion stamps commemorating...

Read Post

Postal Service Takes Massive Loss Despite Deep Cuts

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Postal Service, Postal Service, Post Office, Post Office Cuts, Postal Service Billions, Usps, Postal Service Cuts, Postal Service Budget, U.S. Post Office, Post Office Billions, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service said Friday it lost $8.5 billion last year despite deep cuts of more than 100,000 jobs and other reductions in r...

Read Whole Story

Saturday Mail Delivery Poised To Become A Thing Of The Pas

Washington Post | Ed O'Keefe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Post Office, Mail Saturdays, Mail, Usps, Business News

Check your mailbox. If the U.S. Postal Service has its way, this could be one of the last Saturdays you receive mail....

Read Whole Story

The Post Office: The Logistics of Selling Pictures

Amy Bernays | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Amy Bernays, Bernays, Arts, U.S. Post Office, Logistics, Online Shopping, Painting, Fine Art, Shipping, Los Angeles News
Amy Bernays

I seem to spend a lot of my time wrapping up paintings and getting shipping quotes. I went to the post office and listened to a nice man cooing to his sweetheart loudly on his cell phone.

Read Post

Government Health Care: Like the Postal Service?

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Post Office, Government Health Insurance, Health Insurance, Post Office, Government-Health-Insurance, Health Insurance Reform, Business News
Ron Ashkenas

Can a government-run agency, like the US Postal Service, be sufficiently nimble and flexible to thrive in the current business environment?

Read Post

Jason Linkins

The U.S. Postal Service: A Winning Model For Health Care?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Postal Service, U.S. Post Office, Public Option, Eat the Press, Politics News

Health care reform opponents frequently deride government intervention by snarking, "Do you really want health care brought to you by the people who b...

Read Whole Story

Seabiscuit Gets the Last Laugh

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: U.S. Post Office, Laura Hillenbrand, Seabiscuit Stamp, U.S.P.S., Seabiscuit, Style News
Maggie Van Ostrand

A 44-cent stamp featuring the great thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit, will be issued by the U.S. Postal Service. This stamp is significant for one huge reason: We the people did it!

Read Post

Post Office May Cut Weekly Mail Delivery Days

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Postmaster General, John E. Potter, Postmaster General John Potter, US Post Office Financial Crisis, US Post Office, US Post Office Debt, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Massive deficits could force the post office to cut out one day of mail delivery, the postmaster general told Congress on Wednesday...

Read Whole Story

US Post Office $2.8 Billion In The Red

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: US Post Office Financial Crisis, US Post Office, Financial Crisis, US Post Office Debt, Business News

WASHINGTON — The Postal Service ended its fiscal year $2.8 billion in the red, battered by a faltering economy that cut the amount of mail being...

Read Whole Story