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 Dracula Round

Will the WTO’s Doha talks come back from the dead?

Sinafrique

A Malian timber scandal points to a positive side of China’s controversial growing presence in Africa.

Postcard from…Freetown

In countries like Sierra Leone, AFRICOM is definitely not the answer to Africa’s challenges.

Derail Doha, Save the Climate

From the point of view of environmental sustainability, global trade has become deeply dysfunctional.

Turkey’s Troubles

Europe and the U.S. should back the beleaguered Turkish government because of the role a democratic Turkey can play in both stabilizing and liberalizing the Middle East.

Hair of the Dog

But what is dubious as a hangover cure is even more so as a solution to the current climate crisis.

The Commodities Bubble

The economics behind the food crisis.

Africa’s Unnatural Disaster

Economic policy is to blame for hunger in Africa.

Lebanon Intrusion

Congress inserts itself into Lebanon’s civil strife with a strongly worded resolutionCongress inserts itself into Lebanon’s civil strife with a strongly worded resolution.

Hungry for Justice

Indian guest workers, brought to the United States to help rebuild following hurricanes Katrina and Rita, hold a hunger strike to protest abuse by Signal International.

The Truth About Veteran Suicides

As more vets commit suicide than die in combat, the Department of Veterans Affairs faces a class action lawsuit for allegedly systematically denying mental health care and disability benefits.

Penn State’s Frightening Defense

It’s time to question the university’s defense tactics, and not just on the football field.

Base-less Strategy

Ironically, the question of whether U.S. bases being built in Iraq should be, or clearly already are, permanent, is more of a U.S. domestic controversy than an issue between the United States and Iraq.

The Democrats "Free Trade" Divide

“Free trade,” a key issue in the battle for the soul of the Democratic Party, is behind some of the most contentious political debates of our times.

New Deal’s Unsung Japanese Victory

FDR’s campaign against “economic royalists” lived on—and triumphed—after his death. But not where he would have expected.

Petraeus’ Testimony

Supposed “security improvements” in Iraq cited by the Bush administration may have more to do with the depth of ethnic cleansing than any positive developments.

Arms Race in Space

By shooting a crippled spy satellite, the U.S. moved closer to weaponizing space, which could prove cataclysmic.

Global Cooperation: The Candidates Speak

Senators Clinton, McCain, Obama have something to say about the UN, nuclear proliferation and other global cooperation issues. Really.

Winter Soldiers’ Testimony

U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan occupations who testified at the Winter Soldier hearings intend to forge ahead with their efforts to end the Iraq War by revealing its reality.

Clinton’s GWU Iraq Speech

On March 17, Hillary Clinton gave a speech at George Washington University outlining her plans to de-escalate U.S. military involvement in Iraq. Stephen Zunes annotates her statements.

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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