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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Efficacy, Wind-Blowing, and the Favored Villain

A response to Daniel Millenson: The divestment movement from Sudan still makes clear “the failures in our intellectual culture”

Pakistan: Myths and Realities

Pakistan’s image in the United States has been tarnished by decades-old misperceptions that prevail in the myths about the country.

The Surgeon Fails in Iraq

It’s time to put the scalpel away and go home.

Broken Peace Process

The Middle East summit in Annapolis is likely to be no more than a photo op.

Pakistans Wounded Dictator

General Musharraf just can’t understand why everybody’s out to get him.

Parallel Editing in Burma

Burma’s military regime should be encouraged for taking a few positive steps, yet there’s another side of the story.

Hemispheric Hypocrisy

As Latin America’s leftward political shift grows deeper roots, U.S. influence over the region is declining.

Myanmar, the UN, and ASEAN

There should be no returning to the unsustainable status quo at the East Asia Summit.

Pakistan’s Dictatorships and the United States

Whether in the name of containing Communism or fighting terrorism, the well-being of the Pakistani people has been of little concern to Washington for decades.

Heavy Metal Peril

The scandal of lead paint on toys imported from China is an issue that is as much about U.S. domestic politics and culture as toxicology.

Paying for the Wars’ Wounded

Veterans’ health care bills are bound to soar thanks to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, but the government doesn’t appear to be paying attention.

Rule of Force vs. Rule of Law in Pakistan

Musharraf tries to stamp out a movement for democracy that could confront him and the larger structure of army rule.

Obscenely Decadent War Profiteer Hauled Off in Handcuffs

America’s most ostentatious war profiteer is no longer a free man.

Fear and Voting in Costa Rica

The Costa Rican and U.S. governments use scare tactics to win a referendum on a free trade agreement.

Five Years Later, We Cant Forgive or Forget

Reflections on the fifth anniversary of the Congressional vote granting President Bush unprecedented war-making authority to invade Iraq.

Going from Hawk to Dove

The United States ranks behind Yemen, Cambodia, and Serbia in the Global Peace Index.

Ban Ki Whom?

Ban Ki Moon’s first six months as UN Secretary General have registered on the low decibel end of the scale.

The U.S. Role in the Gaza Tragedy

While Hamas is the most immediate culprit behind the violence in Gaza, responsibility also rests with Fatah, Israel – and the United States.

The Rise of Hamas

How Hamas grew from a radical minority to an electoral majority that’s now patrolling the streets of the Gaza Strip.

Venezuelan Youth Street Culture Festival

Transformation. Diversity. Independence. Community. Reclamation. Venezuelan youth build a new identity.

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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