Emily Schwartz Greco
Emily is the Institute's op-ed manager and runs OtherWords (formerly known as Minuteman Media). OtherWords is a syndicated service that distributes progressive commentary and cartoons to approximately 1,700 editors at newspapers and web portals across the nation.
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.
Recent Work
Blog
This Week in OtherWords: Tax Day Special Edition
April 3 - Sam Paltrow-Krulwich talks about the "gay tax" her family must pay until the nation fully embraces marriage equality.
Blog
This Week in OtherWords: March 27, 2013
March 27 - Jill Richardson makes the case for raising chickens in your backyard and Sam Pizzigati discusses Ford's worker-financed bailout.
Column
The Military-Industrial Threat to the Nation's Well-Being
March 20 - It's time for some serious spring cleaning at the Pentagon.






