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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Terrorists’ Right to Bear Arms

Two GOP senators say they wouldn’t support a bill to stop suspected terrorists from buying weapons.

Priority Check

The military claims more than half our taxes.

Letters to the Editor: Kaul’s ‘Enduring Literature’

Donald Kaul’s take on the GOP hits a nerve.

The Other 95 Percent

Nearly all Americans got a tax cut but don’t know it.

Remembering Benjamin Hooks

The civil rights leader broke down many barriers.

GAP Files Complaint Against World Bank Agency

A watchdog group alleges unethical behavior by the World Bank’s “institutional integrity” department.

Lying with Statistics

Bill O’Reilly falsely claims respected medical journal is on his side.

What’s Next?

IPS wants to know what you think should be the next top legislative priority.

Legitimacy in Afghanistan

Escalation has just brought more death and destruction. More escalation could close off opportunities for a political solution.

Obama: Visit Hiroshima

Here’s one way President Obama can prove he’s worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Bipartisan Attack on International Humanitarian Law

A House resolution on the Goldstone report represents Bush’s foreign policy legacy.

A Call for Clarity on the Afghanistan War

As Obama waffles on how to continue the war, progressives are waffling on how to end it.

More Than Backpedaling on NAFTA

Despite promising to renegotiate the trade pact during his presidential bid, Obama is continuing Bush’s efforts to boost corporate integration.

Defeating Hitler and Saving Israel

A left-leaning dissident Israeli makes the case that Israeli Jews have lost their way, and says to get back on track, Israel needs to admit to its share of responsibility for the plight of the Palestinians.

Multilateral Money

IMF’s SDR “currency” may be best tool to combat crisis in developing countries.

Obama: Renegotiate NAFTA as You Promised

Mexican, Canadian, and U.S. leaders should scrap their failed “Security and Prosperity Partnership” and begin overhauling the North American Free Trade agreement at an upcoming Guadalajara meeting.

Honduras: A Broken System

How we missed the signs.

School of Coups

The Honduran coup highlights why the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, which replaced the School of the Americas, must be scrapped.

Revamping Plan Colombia

Bogotá and Washington are negotiating an agreement for five military bases in Colombia that would escalate the U.S. military’s presence in the region.

El Salvador’s Gold Fight

At stake in El Salvador’s movement to ban mining is the question of whether private interests can trump national sovereignty.

Op-Ed Manager

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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