To the editor: State legislation that would have preserved the current health benefits of all state and city retirees, Health Equity for Retirees (S3607/A4639), is dead on arrival. State Senator Pete Harckham, the bill's sponsor in that chamber,...
To the editor: Retirees are accustomed to breaches of faith by labor and political leaders who otherwise have a moral obligation to protect our hard earned health benefits. The latest betrayal? Last year, State Senator Pete Harckham...
To the editor: In a disturbing move, some political, religious and union leaders announced their support for Andrew Cuomo for mayor. Having these leaders side with an accused sexual harasser is deplorable. He resigned, but is now backing off from...
To the editor: During the 20th century, we saw ruthless dictators view intellectuals and academics as threats to their control over their populations. They deported, killed and sent many to forced labor camps. Nations that used these...
To the editor: “Men are not bound by their predetermined destinies but by their thoughts and beliefs.” So said Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Democratic Party, once a steadfast advocate for the middle class, has strayed from its path....
To the editor: I recognize the danger of the Republican-controlled Congress continuing to give President Donald Trump free reign to overstep his mandate and threaten to become a dictator. I have donated to numerous Democratic candidates running...
To the editor: Donald Trump’s first 100 days can be summed up by one word — incompetence. Fire scientists researching Ebola and phone staff at Social Security without understanding the consequences; scramble to re-hire them. Develop a...
To the editor: Both Mahmoud Kahlil and Mohsen Mahdawi are New Yorkers and permanent residents. They were activists at Columbia University who led protests against Israel’s military actions in Gaza while advocating for Palestinian rights. Both...
To the editor: The Founding Fathers built our government on a three legged stool. Three co-equal branches — executive, legislative and judicial — to serve as a system of checks and balances. Having shaken off the yoke of tyranny, our...
To the editor: One thing that President Donald Trump can be expected to continue ignoring is the role that corporate greed plays in our trade deficit. It's easy for him to blame China. But white American corporate executives have their products...
To the editor: Dina Washington sang one of the greatest songs of hope when she intoned, “What a difference a day makes, 24 little hours.” For Donald Trump, his Day One (24 little hours) has been made up of promises to make America great again in...
To the editor: The president of the United Federation of Teachers, Michael Mulgrew, embraced the transitioning of all retirees to an inferior Medicare Advantage plan, which is simply a disadvantaged version of health benefits. Medicare Advantage...
To the editor: A recent letter correctly notes the danger polarization poses to our democracy (“Polarization,” The Chief, April 4). I believe the root cause of these divisions is the proliferation of misinformation and “alternative facts.” There...
To the editor: Although tongue in cheek, a recent letter suggested deporting the entire undocumented population of Florida and Texas (“Deep (red) states,” Letters, The Chief, April 11). This is not possible. Even Eisenhower's deportation...
To the editor: Just a few questions for supporters of Donald J, Trump: Do you expect a convicted felon to respect police officers, prosecutors, judges or the law and the Constitution? Do you expect a draft-dodger who calls heroic soldiers...
To the editor: Before President Trump put a 90-day pause on his tariffs, investor and Trump supporter Bill Ackman tweeted that they could bring an economic "nuclear winter." He saw them as being "severely negative" for Trump supporters. Numerous...
To the editor: The Chief’s letters section is full of laments about how President Trump has been lawless and tyrannical. Our Founding Fathers established a remedy for a president who has violated the laws and policies of the United States:...
To the editor: Coretta Scott King accurately observed that “Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.” U.S. Representative Al Green, a Texas Democrat, announced his intention to file impeachment...
To the editor: Since Donald Trump took office, debate has centered on the possible financial and social implications of his promised mass deportations. Why speculate? There is a simple way to find out. Two states that voted overwhelmingly for...
To the editor: Federal District Judge Dale Ho dismissed with prejudice the five-count federal indictment for corruption against Mayor Adams. “Everything here smacks of a bargain: Dismissal of the indictment [with Trump’s Justice Department never...
To the editor: A revenge presidency can never succeed in the interdependent world in which we live. But Donald Trump denies reality. His vengeful presidency will hurt most people, Americans and others, and kill many. Trump doesn’t read much, but...
To the editor: We have a legally unshackled Mayor Eric Adams running as an independent, polls showing ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo leading the pack of Democratic candidates and Republicans unlikely to offer up a good candidate. That leaves little...
To the editor: In response to “Morality’s genealogy” (Letters, The Chief, March 28): Thomas Hobbes, the 17th century English political philosopher, in his influential book “Leviathan” wrote that life shorn of society would be "solitary, poor,...
To the editor: The Independent Rikers Commission is calling for the appointment of a "point person" at City Hall to focus on closing Rikers Island by 2027. This is deemed necessary because of a law passed by the City Council mandating the closure...
To the editor: As Abraham Lincoln astutely observed, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Regrettably, this is precisely the state of affairs in America at present. We witnessed a highly contested election last fall. Vice President...
