Philip Rubio

North Carolina A&T University, author of “Undelivered: From the Great Postal Strike of 1970 to the Manufactured Crisis of the U.S. Postal Service"

Former mailman, current history professor at North Carolina A&T University, author of “Undelivered: From the Great Postal Strike of 1970 to the Manufactured Crisis of the U.S. Postal Service.” 

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President Donald Trump has threatened to veto any coronavirus aid package that includes a bailout for the U.S. Postal Service, calling the agency a joke.

US Postal Service could run out of funds this year. Is it worth saving?

President Donald Trump has threatened to veto any coronavirus aid package that includes a bailout for the U.S. Postal Service, calling the agency a joke.

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