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Postal Polemic: How a ‘Lifeline to Rural America’ Became the Center of a Federal Frenzy
August 22, 2020/
What is widely seen as America’s favorite federal agency has become the new focal point of friction between Democrats and Republicans ever since President Trump appointed Louis DeJoy as Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service (USPS) on June 15. In the middle of the debate are 60 million rural Americans who advocates say have a lot riding on the agency’s survival.
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Commentary: We Need a Strong Postal Service after the Election, Too
Rural residents depend on the mail to deliver medicine, farm supplies, live animals, and more. The postmaster general’s cuts will be disastrous long after the votes are counted.
