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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Silence on Immigration

As Obama and McCain dodge the pressing issue of immigrants’ rights, here’s an immigration agenda for the next U.S. president.

Too Many Guns

More than 200 years after our founding fathers enshrined the right to “bear arms” in our Constitution, we have more arms than we can bear.

Why the U.S. Must Help Cuba

Unless the Bush administration acts fast, a vast wave of rafters may greet the next U.S. president soon after he takes office.

Big Oil’s Last Stand

For all its enduring power, Big Oil finds itself in a precarious position today.

Distorting Obama’s Views on Israel

Republicans are trying to depict Obama’s right-wing positions as being far-left to siphon off Jewish voters.

Challenging U.S. Global Dominance

The United States pushed NATO further eastward toward the borders of Russia while pouring money and armaments into Georgia, paving the way to the August war.

Interview with Daniel Heyman

Visual artist Daniel Heyman talks about his new exhibit on the representation of torture in the Iraq War.

Review: A Thousand Hills

Stephen Kinzer’s book about Rwanda isn’t about assigning blame but understanding the difficult task of reconciliation after unspeakable horrors.

Book Review: Spies for Hire

Tim Shorrock’s groundbreaking book assesses the growing dominance of contractors in the intelligence “industry.”

The VP Debate: Dishonest Foreign Policies

Palin and Biden both uttered an alarming number of false and misleading statements.

Review: Broken Immigration System

David Bacon’s Illegal People illustrates how current immigration laws hurt citizens and legal immigrants as well as the undocumented immigrants whom the laws target.

When the Betting Goes Bad

A review of “Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Crisis of American Capitalism,” by Kevin Phillips (Viking, 2008).

Boris and Hugo

The saga of how London’s new mayor nixed his city’s bizarre “oil for brooms” arrangement with Venezuela.

Why Obama Shouldn’t Cave on Trade

Pundits should stop urging the Democratic nominee to drink poisoned “free trade” Kool-Aid.

Postcard from…Rome

A sheep farm in the middle of a city? Only in Rome…

Fallujah Fall Guy

There’s no justice in the civilian war crimes trial of Sergeant Jose Luis Nazario Jr.

Postcard from…Dhaka

A new mega-mall in Dhaka is symbolic of the flawed approach to solving Bangladesh’s problems.

Food Aid Emergency

The food price crisis has made demand more acute and supplies even scarcer, but it hasn’t really changed the underlying problems with food aid as a response to hunger.

Mexico’s Oil Referendum

Opposition parties organized a non-binding referendum to fight government efforts to gut a constitutional ban on private investment in the oil industry.

The Food Crisis and Global Institutions

Can global institutions and governments, in the midst of a food crisis, finally get it right?

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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