The very real plan to turn post offices into banks

To survive, the Postal Service has to do more than deliver mail. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View on the web]( [Recode]( [Click to view images]( [How the Biden administration could save the Postal Service]( Things seemed bad for the United States Postal Service last summer when a Trump donor took over as postmaster general and his policies promptly led to widespread delays. With thousands of postal employees in quarantine on any given day, those delays got much worse during the holiday season, and now the agency is staring down financial ruin. The Postal Service says it will run out of cash later this year, which would lead to layoffs and even more delays. Can the Biden administration save America's favorite government agency? Some say it's an easy fix: Just give the Postal Service more jobs to do. At the top of the wishlist for ways the USPS can bring in more money involves turning post offices into banks. This is not as outlandish as it may sound, especially because postal banking was a popular thing for much of the 20th century. With cooperation from Congress, the Biden administration could make this happen. And step one is getting that Trump donor to stop being postmaster general. Recode's Adam Clark Estes spoke to several experts about ways to save the Postal Service and how the new president could actually make the agency more useful. [Click to view images]( [Big Tech nemesis Lina Khan is gaining traction for top Biden antitrust role]( Outgoing FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra has been advocating for Khan’s nomination. [ Jason Del Rey / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [Biden picks his new acting FCC chair]( The FCC can bring back net neutrality and help Americans stay connected during the pandemic — if everything goes its way now. [ Sara Morrison / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [How Trump could theoretically get his Facebook back]( Facebook asked its independent oversight board to decide if it made the right call when it indefinitely suspended Trump. [ Rebecca Heilweil / [Recode]( ] [Click to view images]( [Alphabet pops Loon’s balloons—but won't call it a failure]( Plus: The moonshot’s launch, health care for the maskless, and a new era’s inaugural meme. [ Steven Levy / [Wired]( ] [Click to view images]( [Can an executive in Kansas save movie theaters?]( For Adam Aron, who runs AMC Entertainment, the world’s largest movie theater chain, the past year has been filled with twists and turns. And no one knows the ending. [ Brooks Barnes / [New York Times]( ] [This is Cool Section Title] [Amazing 5,000-year-old crystal dagger found in Spain. Is it aliens?]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Facebook]( Twitter [Instagram]( [Recode by Vox]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.