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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This Week in OtherWords: September 4, 2013

Donald Kaul and Mitchell Zimmerman weigh in on the specter of U.S. military action against Syria.

This Week in OtherWords: August 28, 2013

Sam Pizzigati and Emily Swift unpack the shocking findings from the 20th yearly edition of the Executive Excess report on runaway CEO.

This Week in OtherWords: August 21, 2013

Fredric Rolando describes how letter carriers wind up serving their customers across the country in unexpected ways.

This Week in OtherWords: August 14, 2013

Ryan Alexander weighs in on the price we’re paying for our do-nothing Congress

Unfit to Print

Suddenly, all self-respecting billionaires need to own at least one newspaper.

This Week in OtherWords: August 7, 2013

Sanjay Jolly describes the promising opportunities that a new wave of low-power FM stations will soon create.

Just Follow the Oil

Washington’s fuss over Iran has more to do with its natural gas and oil reserves than anything else.

This Week in OtherWords: July 31, 2013

Bob Lord explains why cutting IRS spending is counter-productive.

Muslims Aren’t Cornering the Terrorism Market

What do you call the people responsible for the disasters in Texas and Bangladesh?

This Week in OtherWords: July 24, 2013

Donald Kaul weighs in on Detroit’s bankruptcy.

This Week in OtherWords: July 17, 2013

Marc Morial, Donald Kaul, and Terrance Heath weigh in on the acquittal of George Zimmerman — the man who killed Trayvon Martin.

This Week in OtherWords: July 10, 2013

We’re highlighting the debate over the Obama administration’s nuclear weapons policy.

Syrian Dead End

How can the United States afford to keep proving that it’s bad at bringing peace to conflict-ridden Middle Eastern countries?

This Week in OtherWords: July 3, 2013

Sam Pizzigati celebrates Independence Day by explaining how reducing economic inequality in America would honor the Founders’ legacy.

Fair Elections, RIP

The Supreme Court’s Shelby ruling aids a Republican plan to win more elections without winning support from more voters.

This Week in OtherWords: June 26, 2013

Julian Bond calls on Congress to fix the mistakes the Supreme Court made in its ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act.

Taxing Work Too Much: Los Angeles Times Op-Ed by Sam Pizzigati and Bob Lord

They pinpoint what’s truly unsustainable about the nation’s tax system.

This Week in OtherWords: June 19, 2013

Sam Pizzigati points out that the contracts our government doles out to private companies to snoop on us are making some corporate executives very rich.

Locking Up Our Future

The logical fix would require putting more money and effort into securing jobs, transitional housing, and drug treatment for ex-offenders.

Egging On North Korea

The saber-rattling is mutual.

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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