Emily Schwartz Greco was the Institute’s op-ed manager and ran OtherWords. OtherWords is a non-profit editorial service that distributes progressive commentary and cartoons to approximately 1,700 editors at newspapers and new media outlets across the nation. She is also an OtherWords weekly columnist. As a writing coach , she had trained a group of New Economy Maryland fellows to write more effectively for the public.

Prior to coming to IPS in 2003, Emily covered foreign policy and economics in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil, as well as Washington and New York, for the Dow Jones and Bloomberg News services. She earned a M.S. in journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in Latin American studies and history from the University of Texas at Austin. She has traveled extensively in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. She lives in Arlington, Virginia, with her husband and two young children.

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The Lineup: Week of July 11-17, 2011

Chris Toensing calls for an “honest national conversation about Iraq” and John Franco highlights some of the latest political outrages in Wisconsin.

The Lineup: Week of July 4-10, 2011

Raul A. Reyes says that Alabama’s controversial new immigration law scapegoats children and Tiffany Williams explains why a new caregiving movement is emerging.

The Lineup: Week of June 27-July 3, 2011

Peter Certo explains why he’s not buying a shiny new iPad and William A. Collins says that big business is trying to keep climate change out of the news.

The Lineup: Week of June 20-26, 2011

John Feffer says that Sen. Jim Webb would make a great Secretary of Defense, and Donald Kaul explains why Michele Bachmann isn’t a serious presidential candidate.

The Lineup: Week of June 13-19, 2011

Wenonah Hauter calls for a ban on gas “fracking” and Jim Hightower miraculously finds the humor in the GOP’s efforts to kill Medicare.

Newt’s Campaign Implosion

Gingrich proves again that “his friends hate him.”

Explosive Nuclear Spending

How about shifting the $1 trillion per decade the world spends on nuclear weapons to more important priorities?

The Lineup: Week of June 6-12, 2011

Donald Kaul says Jon Huntsman isn’t likely to clinch the GOP presidential nomination and Jim Hightower wonders what it will take for the Catholic Church to recognize the severity of its pedophilia problem.

The Lineup: Week of May 30-June 5, 2011

William A. Collins sums up the nation’s health care woes and Martha Burk calls for corporate boardrooms to stop doubling as old boys’ clubhouses.

The Lineup: Week of May 23-29, 2011

Kate Colarulli calls for an end to oil and gas tax breaks.

‘Womanizer’ Isn’t a Synonym for ‘Sexual Predator’

Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s not in trouble because of his libido.

The Lineup: Week of May 16-22, 2011

Raul A. Reyes explores Mitt Romney’s Mexican roots and Andrew Korfhage urges Americans to ditch disposable plastic bags.

Bin Laden: Death by Verb

Did Navy SEALs “assassinate,” “murder,” or “kill” Osama bin Laden?

Crossing the Lexicon

Did Navy SEALs “assassinate,” “murder,” or “kill” Osama bin Laden?

The Lineup: Week of May 9-15, 2011

Jim Hightower writes about a company that’s trying to override Vermont’s decision to shutter a nuclear reactor and Peter Weiss explains why torture doesn’t “work.”

Special Lineup: Osama Bin Laden’s Demise

OtherWords is running commentaries about the al-Qaeda mastermind’s death on our blog this week and we have posted our next cartoon five days early.

The Lineup: Week of May 2-8, 2011

Marc Morial weighs in on Donald Trump’s “birther” obsession and Donald Kaul assesses Michele Bachmann’s potential for a serious White House bid.

The Lineup: Week of April 25-May 1, 2011

William A. Collins puts the Libya intervention in context and a cartoon depicts a retirement home for dictators.

The Lineup: Week of April 18-24, 2011

Our Earth Day special edition features three commentaries and a cartoon addressing Obama’s “dirty energy” policy and the BP oil disaster, as well as the dangers of nuclear weapons and reactors.

The Lineup: Week of April 11-17, 2011

John Feffer argues that the war on Libya shouldn’t translate into yet another budget increase for the Pentagon.

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Dodging the Fiscal Swindle

The Galesburg (IL) Planet | December 9, 2012

Dodging the Fiscal Swindle

The (Los Angeles CA) Bell Gardens Sun | December 6, 2012

Just Don’t Say Climate Change

The Reporter (Palos Heights IL) | October 4, 2012

Just Don’t Say Climate Change

The Bemidji (MN) Pioneer | October 3, 2012

Washington’s Democratic Double-Standard

The Register Citizen (Torrington CT) | August 11, 2012

Washington’s Democratic Double-Standard

The Alliance (OH) Review | August 7, 2012

Donald Kaul’s Breather

The Des Moines (IA) Register | July 26, 2012

Donald Kaul’s Breather

The Mason City (IA) Globe Gazette | July 24, 2012

Making Sense of Poverty Numbers

Common Dreams | September 24, 2010

Making Sense of Poverty Numbers

Denver Post | September 24, 2010

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