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Lost in the noise about the horse race are signs of real progress. If you can track them down and write well about them, we want to hear from you.

Elections might not be the first place you’d look for deep solutions to issues like poverty, racial injustice, and climate change.

But the signs of progress, large and small, are there if you know where to look.

YES! Magazine is seeking concrete, timely, and carefully reported stories that make those signs of progress clear. We’re interested in articles about progressive candidates and campaigns, and communities working to getting their agendas addressed. We’re also interested in thoughtful reported essays that assess the health of our democracy.

For example:

  • In 2014, Arkansas passed legislation prohibiting corporations from making contributions to state and local candidates. Meanwhile, Oregon’s “Motor Voter” law went into effect on January 1. What impacts are those laws having in 2016?
  • 2015 saw bold organizing by social movements around issues like climate justice, better wages for fast-food workers, and police killings of African Americans. What candidates or campaigns are carrying that momentum forward?
  • Recent years have seen new restriction on voter access in many states, with important implications for racial justice. What effects will that have on elections in 2016, and what are people doing about it?

 
We’re also open to creative pitches about the implications of national races on progressive issues.

Please send pitches to [email protected] with “politics” in the subject line.

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