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For the past few weeks the media and congress have been looking at radical changes to the US Postal Service under the administration and the new Trump-appointed Postmaster General, Louis DeJoy. President Trump himself has been about how these changes to the postal service could affect mail-in voting and the election result itself. Lisa Graves has been studying the effort to privatize the post office for decades. Listen to the back story here and take a cautionary look at the fine print of the administration’s back-track.

Moyers on Democracy · Bill Moyers talks with Lisa Graves about the Ongoing Threat to the Post Office

 

  • Democracy & Government
    Trump-Appointee Louis DeJoy Continues Destructive Plans for US Mail, as Calls for His Removal and for Major Postal Reforms Rise
    February 23, 2021
    | Lisa Graves and Evan Vorpahl
    House Committee on Oversight and Reform Hearing Wednesday, 24th.
  • Moyers on Democracy
    Early Turnout Gives No Indication of the Likely Result
    October 28, 2020
    | David Dayen

    This already blows away the 47 million who voted early in 2016, with a week and a day to go. And that tells you approximately nothing about the outcome of the presidential election or any other race on the ballot. Continue reading

  • Moyers on Democracy
    Lisa Graves Gives Us an Update on Battle for the Post Office
    October 7, 2020
    | BILLMOYERS.COM TEAM

    The directives of Louis DeJoy have harmed the ability of the Postal Service, including with what they call the on-time departure, meaning on-time departure without your mail. And Louis DeJoy said he didn’t forbid overtime, that he just restricted it. Okay. Well, that restriction had a huge impact on the on-time delivery of the mail. Continue reading

  • Moyers on Democracy
    Taking Trump to Court to Protect Our Votes
    September 11, 2020
    | BILLMOYERS.COM TEAM

    One of America’s leading trial lawyers has taken Donald Trump to court, to stop what he describes as a conspiracy by the president, the postmaster general, and the Postal Service itself to rig the coming election. Continue reading

  • Fight to Vote
    Trump Campaign Fails to Show Evidence of Vote-By-Mail Fraud
    September 8, 2020
    Documents obtained by The Guardian shows evidence sorely lacking.
  • Moyers on Democracy
    Postmaster General DeJoy in the Hot Seat
    August 25, 2020

    On August 24, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy faced tough questioning from the House Oversight Committee. DeJoy has come under fire in recent weeks for cost-cutting measures, such as the removal of hundreds of mail sorting machines, that are causing postal … Continue reading

  • Moyers on Democracy
    10 Things to Know About Trump’s Post Office Scandal
    August 19, 2020
    | Steven Harper

    The crisis isn’t over. Ten facts frame the story of how Trump is using the pandemic and the Postal Service to undermine the integrity of the presidential election. Continue reading

  • Moyers on Democracy
    Bill Moyers Talks with Lisa Graves about the Ongoing Threat to the US Postal Service
    August 19, 2020

    What’s behind the Trump administration’s drive to kill off the post service? Expert Lisa Graves says the move began in earnest in the early 1970s. That’s when billionaire Charles Koch began to turn his money and effort toward privatization of the USPS — he is using the Koch empire to push his political agenda to this day, when the postal service is ripe for taking. Continue reading

  • Stamp Out the Trump Attacks on Our Postal Service!  
    August 17, 2020
    | Michael Winship
    The president and his obeisant postmaster general are out to destroy voting by mail – and democracy
  • Pandemic Timeline
    The Pandemic, the Post Office, and Another Trump Attack on Democracy
    August 12, 2020
    | Steven Harper

    As the pandemic rages throughout the country, voting by mail has become a particularly appealing option. But a big turnout is Donald Trump’s electoral enemy, so his administration has launched an attack on the US Postal Service — making it a central player in the preservation of American democracy. Continue reading

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