Christopher W. Shaw on First Class: The U.S. Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat

(11/22/21) The fight over the future of the Postal Service is on. Leadership at the USPS has been handed over to special interests whose plans includes higher postage costs, slower delivery times and fewer post offices. In his new book First Class: The US Postal Service, Democracy, and the Corporate Threat, historian and policy analyst Christopher W. Shaw brings readers to the front lines of the struggle over how our mail is delivered. Join us for a look at what a corporate takeover of the US mail would mean for America in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.