To the editor: In each of Barack Obama’s first 13 months in office, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported job losses. The largest loss, 825,000 jobs, came in March 2009; in total, the BLS reported 3.6 million jobs lost over those 13...
To the editor: Eighty years ago on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, the United States dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In Hiroshima, 140,000 people were killed, and in Nagasaki at least 70,000 perished. President...
To the editor: Why does the rational, honest media (detached from the Trump cult) discuss possible hopes that President Trump will have success in dealing with Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin in calling for peace talks in Gaza and in...
To the editor: Transport Workers Union Local 100 retiree Emily Louise Allen, who receives workers compensation payments for neck and back injuries, put it perfectly ("MTA blames vendor transition for workers comp delays,” The Chief, Aug. 1). She...
To the editor: With curiously little fanfare and notice, the Police Benevolent Association and the Uniformed Firefighters Association, the unions that represent NYC police officers and firefighters, have (re)secured 20-year retirement benefits...
To the editor: One of my recent letters (“List? What list,” Letters, The Chief, July 25) dealt with a serious and troubling problem — sex trafficking of minors. Jeffrey Epstein and his partner Ghislaine Maxwell exploited over 1,000 girls, some as...
To the editor: As far as the Democratic Party establishment is concerned, Zohran Mamdani’s striking victory in the Democratic Primary for mayor is more of a threat than an opportunity for the party to rethink what it stands for, and how it can...
To the editor: Zohran Mamdani’s primary victory marked the second time young New York City voters sent a message to the political establishment. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s take-down of Democratic party boss Joe Crowley in 2018 was the first...
To the editor: The Municipal Labor Committee is at a crossroads. With the retirement of Chair Harry Nespoli, there is a power vacuum. Having operated with secrecy and unaccountability, his successor has a chance to pursue democratic reforms....
To the editor: The headline, "Americans' savings habits leaves little for retirement” (The Chief, July 25), and the Associated Press article that follows, give the false impression that workers' bad financial decisions lead to poverty in their...
To the editor: Regarding "List? What list?" (Letter, The Chief, July 25): The word "Indian" was coined by Christopher Columbus, who thought he had discovered India. The Cleveland Indians were possibly named after Louis Sockalexis, a...
To the editor: “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” is scheduled to end in May 2026, supposedly because of the high cost of the show. But if Colbert keeps up his brilliant and funny attacks on Donald Trump, I don’t think Colbert and “The Late...
To the editor: In the past six months, President Trump has abandoned the global trade order that had stood for decades in favor of a drastically different and largely untested system. Major economies are signing agreements that include the...
To the editor: "Complicity" (Letters, The Chief, July 18) is another superb letter from Howard Elterman. It's not surprising that the U.S. and Israel are strong allies. Both share the distinction of being able to project their virtues while...
To the editor: In a series of short, unsigned orders, the court has frequently granted President Trump’s agenda approval without offering any explanation, rhyme or reason. In paving the way for Trump’s transformative efforts to reshape American...
To the editor: Asked if his name appears in Epstein files, Trump claims Comey, Obama and Biden made them up. What about Jimmy Carter or even Lyndon Johnson? How ridiculous! The Trump conspiracy nuts peddled the drama of the Epstein files story,...
To the editor: As far back as mid-May 2017, I noted that Donald Trump reacts predictably when in trouble: he changes the news cycle. I described his tactic this way: “Trump is not unlike a criminal on the run who took along his laundry hamper....
To the editor: David McClary, who in 1988 murdered police officer Edward Byrne, is now up for parole. I wholeheartedly agree with those who say he should not be released. But a further issue is why is he even being considered for parole? Why is...
To the editor: A City Council Member was recently paraphrased stating she thinks the Council has no say in the city’s contract negotiations with the FDNY’s EMS workers (“EMS peer support program included in budget,” The Chief, July 11). Why then...
To the editor: Does it matter that our president, the most powerful man on earth, is a pathological and malignant liar? To the Republicans in Congress and over 40 percent of the Republican voters, it really doesn't matter — yet! Mark...
To the editor: For the third time since Jan. 20th, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, close allies and both authoritarians, met at the White House. One topic was the removal of Palestinians from a destroyed Gaza to a foreign country or...
To the editor: A few follow-up points to "Free to Choose" (The Chief, Letters, July 4) and "The Greediest Generation” (The Chief, Letters, June 27) An online commenter replied to the former this way: 1) The GG letter does not deny freedom...
To the editor: In the first half of 2025, the NYPD reported a nearly 50-percent increase in retirement fillings. That exodus follows the departures in 2024 of 2,900 officers and the hiring of just 2,345. Unfortunately, the NYPD is not alone....
To the editor: The headline "The New York primary system is leaving too many behind" (The Chief, June 27), is one of many truths concerning the flaws of the closed primary system. More are in this excellent commentary. Some argue that primaries...
To the editor: Can you think of anyone who would have despised Donald Trump more than the spokesman for the little guy and gal, Woody Guthrie? I submit this as an updated version of Woody’s classic to reflect the times. This land is...