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
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The Lineup: Week of August 13-19, 2012
August 13 - Robert G. Gard, a retired lieutenant general, urges Congress to take action to avoid the upcoming "fiscal cliff."
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The Lineup: Week of August 6-12, 2012
August 6 - Jim Hightower describes Wall Street's latest efforts to extract the earnings of college grads.
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Letters to the Editor: Readers Respond to Kaul's Departure, Part III
August 6 - Readers from Wisconsin, Georgia, Florida, Illinois, California, Maine, Michigan, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Washington state, Arizona, Missouri --and of course Iowa--urge Don to write again when he recovers.