To the editor: After weathering the barrage of campaign ads that accompanied the special election in my home district (New York’s 19th Congressional), it is obvious what the GOP wants to focus on …

To the editor: Our law-and-order mayor talks incessantly about crime and the need to combat it with aggressive policing (recycled and problematic strategies from the 1990s). The Republican Party uses …

To the editor: Mayor Eric Adams’ close relationship with questionable individuals, with whom he meets regularly at nightspots, looks bad, and it raises questions about his own integrity and honesty.

To the editor: Bui Van Phu, a convicted sex offender, was charged with attempted murder when he sucker-punched a stranger, leaving him hospitalized in critical condition. The vicious, unprovoked …

To the editor: I was glad to read that Governor Kathy Hochul acted to have Bui Van Phu jailed for his knockout punch of total stranger Victor Cortez that has left him hospitalized and in a coma. But …

To the editor:  In April, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced a plea bargain with 34-year-old defendant Oscar Alvarez. He will serve only 14 years for attempted murder in the second degree.

To the editor: Donald J. Trump said he declassified all of the documents found by the FBI in the search of his Mar-a-Lago mansion.

To the editor: According to Speaker Pelosi, the $739 billion Inflation Reduction Act was “a glorious day … this legislation is historic.”

To the editor: Since I'm not suicidal, I'm hoping Norman Solomon's fear, "Nancy Pelosi Could Get Us All Killed," (in “CounterPunch,” Aug. 2), does not prove true.

To the editor: Crime figures released by the NYPD show that recidivism is being treated as the price we have to pay in order to prevent non-racist disparate impact of policing on minority citizens.

To the editor: The recent article, “H+H mental-health workers to get debt relief” (The Chief, July 29) highlights some of the many problems in our education and health care "systems."

To the editor: It’s interesting to see armchair warriors flex their muscles against China in The Chief’s recent letters column.

To the editor: On the heels of passing the CHIPS Act, Senate Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act. 

To the editor:  Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned visit to Taiwan as part of her Asia trip is the perfect opportunity to show loyalty to an important ally, prove that the U.S. will stand up to …

To the editor: It seems that the city’s cash-strapped Department of Education will be paying publishers big time for a “phonics” literacy program designed to promote its products.During the …

To the editor:  During the last 20 years, the Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed conservative majorities have disfavored the most powerless and ruled repeatedly in favor of corporate …

To the editor: When I read conservative opinion pieces, I have to wonder whether we all live in the same reality.  Following Cassidy Hutchinson’s damning testimony before the January 6th …

To the Editor: A quote attributed to Mark Twain goes “history doesn’t repeat, but it does rhyme.”

To the Editor: If Joseph Cannisi wants to have the final word with "One last point...," he should get his facts straight.

To the Editor: I was disturbed by Ron Isaac's recent column criticizing charter schools for their self-promoting practices and lack of accountability.

To the Editor: Apparently, a fellow liberal feels compelled to engage in a back and forth and submitted a second letter (“Credit where due, but …,” July 8th) straining to make his point …

To the Editor: The Supreme Court has recently issued a number of important rulings: abortion, guns, climate, voting rights, gerrymandering, campaign finance, unions and regulation of government …

To the Editor: The cowardice seen in the video of the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, is breathtaking, disgusting and unbelievable. Knowing that young kids and teachers are being shot to …

To the Editor:  An examination of Facebook and Twitter postings shows people are more concerned with soaring inflation, urban and suburban crime, fentanyl-fueled deaths, an unsecured southern …

To the Editor:  Vincent Scala’s June 17 commentary questions the viability of our political system.  I think he's right. We have less representation today than a century ago. Ask …