We warmly welcome progressive perpectives, and we value good writing.

Here are some guidelines to help you prepare a piece for us:

• Read about our mission.
• We publish op-eds, short essays that promote an argument. Generally we don't publish overviews of an issue.
• Get to your argument quickly. No long historical introductions, please.
• Write for a general, but well-informed audience. Minimize jargon, please.
• Avoid cliched titles or conclusions, such as "Bangladesh is at a crossroads."
• Avoid long paragraphs.
• Keep the essay between 700-1000 words.
• Put the essay in the body of the email (not as an attachment) and send to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We look forward to your contribution! We answer all submissions, and will get back to you as quickly as we can.