Trump Is Trying to Screw Up Your Cheap International Shipping
The Trump administration just announced plans to withdraw from a treaty that oversees global postage rates. The…
USPS Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million After Putting Artist's Weird 'Sexier' Lady Liberty on Stamps
The US Postal Service will have to pay a sculptor who recreated the Statue of Liberty for a New York-themed Las Vegas…
Old Man Still Confused About What Exactly the Post Office Does
The Post Office is an unusual agency. For starters, it has a legal monopoly (weird!), is explicitly enshrined in the…
James Comey Scheduled to Speak at Amazon Employee Event on Monday
Former FBI director James Comey is scheduled to speak at Amazon headquarters in Seattle on Monday. And so far,…
Trump, Clearly Still Obsessed With Amazon, Creates Post Office Task Force
Donald Trump signed an executive order last night seeking a review of the United States Postal Service’s business…
Former Postmaster General Says Trump Is Completely Wrong About Amazon
Patrick Donahoe worked with the United States Postal Service for a total of 39 years until his retirement in February…
Amazon Is the Post Office's Best Friend, No Matter What Trump Tweets
You don’t have to hate Donald Trump to know that he’s a liar. His latest series of tweets about Amazon swindling “the…
Amazon Lost $53 Billion in One Day Because Trump Has Opinions
With politicians, users, and even its own employees furious with Facebook in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica…
Drone Video Shows Postal Worker Still Delivering Mail in Neighborhood Ravaged by Wildfire
Wildfires have consumed over 170,000 acres in California since Sunday and thousands have taken refuge in shelters as…
The Moon Magically Appears on the Post Office's New Total Solar Eclipse Stamp
On August 21, millions of people across the United States, from Salem, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina, will be…
Online Sales Blamed for Increase in Dog Attacks on Mail Carriers
It’s a cartoon cliche that’s a cliche for a reason. Mail carriers really do live in fear of Fido. And now that…
These New Space Stamps Are Almost Cool Enough to Make Me Want to Send a Letter
It’s been a while since I’ve wanted to send a letter bad enough to actually buy a stamp. But these new space stamps…
Someone Redesigned the USPS Package Delivery Slip, Thank God
A frustrated writer and poster enthusiast got upset when she had a hard time getting a Patti Smith print delivered to…
The USPS Won't Ship Your Hoverboard By Air
Multiple American airlines have already banned self-balancing scooters from their aircraft over the potential fire…
U.S. Post Offices Have Installed Hidden Spy Cameras to Film Customers
Did you know that the United States Postal Service has its own police force? It's true. While the U.S. Postal…
The US Postal Service Got Hacked
The U.S. Postal Service just made a bad-news delivery to its 800,000 employees: Their personal data, including social…
Inside the Radical Redesign of the Country's Largest Retailer: USPS
With more than 30,000 locations operating today, the United States Postal Service is still the largest retail network…
The Days of Door-to-Door Mail Delivery Could Be Numbered
Every day, millions of people enjoy the simple luxury of a blue and grey-clad letter carrier showing up at their house…
NYT: The Government Is Tracking All Your Snail Mail Too
Your email and phone call metadata certainly isn't private, but maybe you were holding out hope that good old fashioned…
How the Post Office Sniffs Out Anthrax Before It Hits Your Mailbox
The Amerithrax case of 2001, in which letters harboring Anthrax spores were delivered to media outlets and a pair of US…