Lawmakers scoff at postal drones

Posted on April 26, 2015April 27, 2015 by 21cpw

By Bernie Becker – April 26, 2015 Top lawmakers are laughing off the possibility that the U.S. Postal Service might rely on drones in the coming years. The Postal Service is looking to turn over what is widely viewed as an outdated fleet of delivery vehicles, seeking roughly 180,000 new vehicles to replace the familiar…

Here’s where all those middle-class jobs went

Posted on June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 by 21cpw

If your job as a bank teller, retail clerk or travel agent disappeared, would you be more likely to move up or down the employment chain? The unfortunate answer is down, which helps explain why the loss of many middle-class jobs is having such a punishing effect on the U.S. economy and the fortunes of…