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Democracy will review either unsolicited manuscripts or detailed proposals for articles which summarize the intended topic and argument. We are strenuously non-partisan, and we are not interested in discussions of political positioning or electoral strategies for any party. Instead, we seek articles that explain how the world works or how it should work and that offer new ideas and new solutions to contemporary issues from across the progressive spectrum. We look for pieces that are willing to confront big questions and boldly step outside the bounds of conventional wisdom. Articles should be carefully researched and firmly grounded in hard data and deep thinking. For more on Democracy's mission statement, click here.

Submissions can be sent to dajoi@democracyjournal.org.

Feature articles typically run 4,000 to 6,000 words. Democracy does not accept unsolicited book reviews.

DMV Liberalism

Joe Klein: Good governance--starting with transparency and citizen access--is the predicate for everything else.

What Happened to Women?

Katha Pollitt: Instead of moving to the center, liberalism should try embracing people who are actually liberals—starting with women.

Cachet of the Cutthroat

J. Wes Ulm: Social Darwinism isn't only morally wrong; it doesn't even perform the function it claims to perform: fostering real competition.

Obama and Civic Idealism

Michael Sandel: Obama can still redefine liberalism, but he must bring economic power to heel.

Can't Wait 'Til Tax Day!

Ethan Porter: It's a heretical thought, but would people pay more taxes if they could designate where a portion of their money went?

Like a Horse and Carriage

Adam Haslett: The data show it: Nations that have legalized gay marriage have witnessed no resulting harm to the institution.

Radical Sheet

Elbert Ventura: What the short, rumbustious history of Ramparts magazine means for modern journalism.

Wilson, Past and Present

Trygve Throntveit: The neoconservatives turned Woodrow Wilson into something he was not. In truth, Obama is more like him than Bush ever was.

Obama Proposes Consumer Financial Protection Agency

News: President Barack Obama has proposed the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, an idea first written about in Democracy.

That Old College Lie

Kevin Carey: Are our colleges teaching students well? No. But here's how to make them.