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The 25 Companies That Cut 700,000 Jobs

Since the recession began, more than 8 million Americans have lost their jobs. But perhaps even more surprising is the small number of companies that are responsible for laying off such a large percentage of today's unemployed workers.

How Consumers Can Bail Out the Post Office on the Big Banks' Dime

Do unwanted credit card solicitations clog your mailbox? Are you still steamed about the taxpayer bailout of big banks while ordinary Americans were losing their jobs and homes? Here's how to put those together to fuel a grassroots bailout of the Post Office.

46 Cent Stamp? U.S. Postal Service Asks for Increase

Fourteen months after the last price hike, the USPS has proposed a two-cent increase in the cost of first-class postage, which would push the stamp to 46 cents. If approved, the new price would be effective Jan. 2, 2011. Still, the higher rate won't fix what really ails the service.

Losing Money Isn't the Postal Service's Only Problem

Faced with an estimated $7 billion shortfall in 2010, the United States Postal Service is contemplating radical cuts that would eliminate Saturday mail delivery and raise the cost of postage. But to really turn the USPS's problems around, it will either need to be directly funded by the government or it needs the freedom to set its own prices, policies, and hours.