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Trump’s Sneak Attack on Medicare

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare. The Trump administration proposes to extend pre-authorizations to traditional Medicare, just like Medicare Advantage. This maneuver has gotten little attention.

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Wells Fargo Is Plotting To Privatize the Post Office

Paul Prescod Jacobin
A newly released memo from the banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the USPS: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs, and raise prices by up to 140 percent.

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Postal Workers Brace for Trump’s Wrecking Ball

Alexandra Bradbury Labor Notes
“As a true unionist in my blood, withholding labor is always an option. I’m not scared of it. A general strike of all federal workers and postal workers would show the country what’s going to happen if they dismantle everything.”
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