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Indebted to ideology

To the editor: The Republican-led House will almost certainly force a default on our national debt primarily because they would rather see our economy collapse, with all the devastating effects on …

Women and the GOP

The Republican Party would have a serious problem that it would have to correct if Republican women voters would stop supporting and voting for misogynists who control the party.   …

And justice for all

To the editor: I really must object to retired NYPD lieutenant and lawyer Michael Gorman's letter on Donald Trump (The Chief, April 28).As a lawyer Mr. Gorman should understand the concept of due …

Labor costs a worthy expense

An April 21st front page headline declares "Labor agreements will cost city $18B, IBO estimates." The city's Independent Budget Office (IBO) complains that if the rest of the labor contracts follow …

Rich opinions

To the editor: I appreciated some of the message in the “Wake Up Call” column (April 7 issue). I am not sure how Ron Issac is defining “economic justice” but the minimum wage rate needs …

Toss the bad apples

To the editor: In January, following beating death of Tyre Nichols, I wrote “One way to address this issue is for Police Departments to set strict codes of conduct, on and off the job, which make it …

Don't monetize health care

To the editor: Thanks are order to PSC-CUNY President James Davis and the other union leaders who voted no or abstained from voting at the March 9th Medicare Advantage plan vote. Mr. Davis …

Mr. Trump goes on trial

To the editor: So the mouth that roared wants to be silent as he faces the frightening specter of E. Jean Carroll who is suing him in federal court for sexual battery and defamation. Trump’s big …

Hochul’s flawed verdict

To the editor: When a rapist is convicted because DNA evidence shows he is guilty, should that be overturned on a legal technicality? The newly confirmed chief judge of the NYS Court of Appeals, Rowan …

Salute to the Medicare crusaders

To the editor: In January 1984, I was in the Police Academy as a recruit and sat next to Patrick Lynch. In 1999 he became president of the Policemen's Benevolent Association (now the Police Benevolent …

What comes next for retirees?

To the editor: Balancing a budget on the back of retired labor is a despicable act. Current efforts by city municipal unions and city government to force 250,000 retired municipal workers into the …

The Medicare ‘fix’

To the editor: The fix is already in place to allow privately held Aetna’s Medicare Advantage program to replace the current Senior Care Medicare that city employees and retirees have had for many …

‘Right to be fired’ states

To the editor: What would you call an employee who 1) has a perfect attendance record, 2) has received a perfect annual review of her job performance, 3) was hired to do her job but has taken on the …

How many more?

To the editor:  On April 15, Donald Trump addressed the NRA and gave the speech he knew his gun-loving fans wanted to hear. He said the issue is not too many guns; it is too many thugs, hoodlums …

Ticking clock

To the editor: When Americans vote in 2024, they need to consider two things: the obvious dangers from a right-wing extremist Republican Party and Supreme Court, and the less obvious dangers from a …

Dems ain’t always right

To the editor: One of the issues (as of this writing) holding up the state budget is bail reform. I have proposed that all who can reasonably be considered dangerous, or who can be reasonably …

Not mayoral

To the editor: Mayor Eric Adams is quoted as saying "I am a blue-collar mayor who will always stand with the working people of this city-fighting for … better benefits, and a better quality of …

GOP disingenuity

To the editor: So the man who led cheers of “lock her up” (and those who cheered), now complain about politically motivated prosecutions. The difference, of course, is that no specific crimes were …

Something rotten

To the editor: When reading "With Medicare contract nearly inked, retirees organization vows suit” (The Chief, March 31), it seems that worker disunity as well as what I believe are disingenuous …

Supreme deceit

To the editor: In “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words,” the associate justice said the following in discussing travel preferences: “I prefer RV Parks. I prefer the Walmart parking …

Other options

To the editor: I want to respond to Ron Issac's “Wake-up call” column of March 24. Despite his argument that the mental health system and other programs need fixing, I found his polemical …

City unions' decline

To the editor: The NYC labor movement has a long history of caving to mayoral demands, with devastating givebacks. The lucrative Tier 1 pension transitioned into the diminished Tier 6 pension …

In God's name

To the editor: When Mayor Eric Adams wraps himself in a cloak of religion, he may be consciously or unconsciously seeking immunity from criticism, especially for moral and legal flaws including …

Veto the Taylor Law

To the editor: I'm glad to see that TWU Local 100's president, Richard Davis, is calling for the end of the Taylor’s Law’s strike prohibition for city and state workers. In 1966, then-TWU …

Israel's democratic decline

To the editor: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent moves to change his nation’s judicial system are very troubling. The Knesset passed a bill shielding Netanyahu from removal. Under …

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