Articles by Emily Schwartz Greco

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Syrian Dead End

July 10, 2013 | How can the United States afford to keep proving that it's bad at bringing peace to conflict-ridden Middle Eastern countries?

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Fair Elections, RIP

June 26, 2013 | The Supreme Court's Shelby ruling aids a Republican plan to win more elections without winning support from more voters.

The Naked Dragnet Emperor, an OtherWords cartoon by Khalil Bendib

This Week in OtherWords: June 19, 2013

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.

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Locking Up Our Future

June 19, 2013 | The logical fix would require putting more money and effort into securing jobs, transitional housing, and drug treatment for ex-offenders.