Smith discusses fight to save historic Berkeley post office and national campaign to defend US post offices against USPS- CB Richard Ellis collaboration to sell them and Republican efforts to privatize this critical public service; how in 2006 Congress imposed unfair demands on USPS to prepay employee retiree benefits distorting its bottom line; that otherwise USPS would be healthy; how online shopping has maintained the post officeâs importance; observes how New Deal goal of providing attractive buildings for public has vanished; provides sources for concerned public activists.