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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Defended Important Social Justice Gains, Including Health Care

September 30, 2020 Carma Henry 0

     The late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an intellectual giant with a righteous spirit. She used her brilliant mind and steely determination to protect the gains of the civil rights movement and advance the values of freedom, equality, justice, and opportunity. She inspired generations of activists with the example of her persistence. We who learned from and looked up to Justice Ginsburg now must fight for her legacy.  […]

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The United States Postal Service Delivers Much More Than Mail

September 30, 2020 Carma Henry 0

And true to its roots, the revitalized United States Postal Service (USPS) knew how to make a buck. The re-organization legislation called for the phasing out of the post office’s direct government subsidies by 1983. The post office has been operating without any taxpayer money since then. In fact, as recent as the start of this century, from 2003-2006, and despite the advent of email and stiff competition from companies like UPS and FedEx, the post office reported a 9.3 billion profit. […]