Media organization covering constructive news and positive developments. Accepts essays and analysis on progress, solutions, and constructive change worldwide.

We live in a time marked by pessimism. Battered daily by negative headlines and facing a post-COVID world whose problems seem manifold and everlasting, it’s easy to assume we are heading for disaster. It may be that the story of chaos and collapse will prove to be true. If so, the information and analysis undergirding that view are readily available. We need little help making those arguments.

But what if it’s not true? The ideas and evidence for the opposite outcome, largely unheard, exist in equal measure. The Progress Network connects and amplifies those voices that are pointing our world in a more positive direction, providing a template for a stable and sustainable future. Our contributors come from diverse fields of business, tech, journalism, politics, and more, but are united in their conviction that humanity’s ingenuity and willingness to cooperate for the common good is ultimately more potent than forces pulling in the other direction.

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The Progress Network is now accepting pitches for original written work. Here is an idea of what we would love to receive in our inbox:<div><ul><li>Substantive good news (no adorable pet rescues, please), especially if that news is scalable or applicable to other regions and/or contexts</li><li>Solutions journalism stories</li><li>Constructive opinions on current affairs (bonus points if it’s counterintuitive in a way that renders it inhospitable to mainstream news)</li><li>Progress-oriented takes on historical, psychological, philosophical, and cultural themes</li></ul><br></div><div>We want to hear about success stories the world should know about, underreported but useful research, and views that should be considered more often than they are if we are to create a better future together.</div><div><br></div><div>We are looking for reported articles, short- and long-form; opinion essays and think pieces; interviews (please note we do not accept pitches for interviews with members of The Progress Network); book, exhibit, and other related reviews; and even listicles. We do not accept pitches for book reviews on a book over two months old. </div><div><br></div><div>Note that as we are nonpartisan, we accept views and arguments from across the political spectrum, but we are not usually interested in pieces that are wholly political or whose main focus is political strategy. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div>

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