Earlier this year, the U.S. Postal Service announced that it would be selecting Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Defense to build its next generation of electric delivery vehicles. Now the contract is the subject of a legal dispute — one that could potentially end with the project leaving Wisconsin. For more, our producer Jonah Chester spoke with Sean […]
Post Offices Mean More Than Mail
In 2018 the city of Madison completed renovations on the historic Madison municipal building at 215 Martin Luther King Boulevard. The project won numerous awards for its treatment of the 1929 neoclassical building that was at one time the centerpiece of planner John Nolen’s vision for the downtown Boulevard. While the renovations lovingly restored much […]
The U.S. Postal Strike of 1970 and Present-Day Crisis
The U.S. Postal Service is currently facing a financial crisis alongside concerns about keeping workers safe during the pandemic and preparing for the November election as more states seek to expand access to vote-by-mail programs. On today’s show, we discuss all this and more with historian Philip Rubio, author of the new book Undelivered. Over […]
How the U.S. Postal Service Shaped American Society and Democracy
As the U.S. Postal Service faces a new financial crisis in the midst of the pandemic, we take this opportunity to learn about the history of the USPS and its vital role in shaping American society and democracy with historian Richard R. John. Richard R. John is a professor of history and communications at Columbia […]
