Journalists have a responsibility to plainly tell the truth about how truly different the Democrats and the Republicans are today, especially with both democracy and the rule of law at stake this November.
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U.S. Mail Is #NotForSale: Postal Workers Nationwide Reject Trump's Privatization Plan
Under a proposal unveiled in June to reorganize the federal government, the postal service would "transition to a model of private management and private or shared ownership."
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Postal Banks Are People’s Banks: 6 Things You Need To Know About Postal Banking
Postal banking isn’t about creating a free-money utopia – it's about retaining control of public spaces, implementing public services there, and serving working people financially.
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Bernie Sanders's Highly Sensible Plan to Turn Post Offices Into Banks
Postal banking is common worldwide, and is a good way to reach people who don't have access to standard savings accounts.
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Why Banking at the Post Office Beats Payday Loans – and Wall Street
The USPS used to offer financial services – and proponents say that bringing them back could buffer us from financial meltdowns and alleviate poverty.
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U.S. Mayors Adopt Postal Banking Resolutions – $1 Trillion Boost at Zero Taxpayer Cost
By offering inexpensive financial services, the U.S. Post Office can drive out financial predators, restore billions of dollars to low-income neighborhoods and generate thousands of jobs funding infrastructure projects.
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Exposed: Are Senator Feinstein and Her Cronies Looting the U.S. Post Office?
Good criminals don’t leave calling cards at the crime scene: they cover their tracks. A bit like California Senator Dianne Feinstein, her real estate tycoon husband Richard Blum, and the corrupt management of the U.S. Postal Service.
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Elizabeth Warren: Coming to a Post Office Near You – Loans You Can Trust
The U.S. Postal Service is exploring offering basic banking services – bill paying, check cashing, small loans – to its customers and partnering with banks to serve tens of millions of Americans who lack checking or savings accounts.
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Going Postal on Pensions: Why We Must Protect Our Public Assets
Last week a federal judge overrode the Michigan state constitution, ruling that Detroit’s pension obligations aren't protected from creditors in its bankruptcy while upholding Congressional protections for Wall Street derivatives traders.
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Launching A Postal Savings Bank: Infrastructure that Doesn’t Cost Taxpayers a Dime
A postal bank in the U.S. could appeal to savers generally who are concerned about the safety of their deposits.