MILLENNIALS SPEAK.

Millennials Speak. Essays on the 21st Century is a crowdsourced and crowdfunded production. It is snapshot of the ideas and opinions global Millennial Generation. Twenty writers from five continents, a diverse mix of young academics, policy professionals, and future thought and creative leaders, cover topics from the legacy of the Arab Spring, the global food system, the U.S. student loan crisis, to youth unemployment.

Contents 

Introduction
R.P. Thead, with Sabith Khan and Deven Walther Thead         
             
Part 1 - Essays on Foreign Policy and International Relations
 
Global Youth: Why this Group is More Important than Ever
Sumithra Rajendra and Shoaib Rahim                 
                                                 
The Arab Spring and 'Generation 2011': Succeeding Where Others Failed
Hamza Safouane                                                                                                                                 
Pushing Past the Talk: Evaluating the Strengths of Youth as Potential Problem-Solvers
Andrew Leon Hanna 
                                                                                                                   
The Young, the Educated, and the Restless                        
Makda Getachew
                                                                                                               
The Future of the Sino-U.S. Relationship:  A Chinese Millennial Perspective
Owen Liu 
                                                                                                              
Riches, Wrinkles, and Rallies: Societal Changes Shaping China's Future      
Jeremy Peters 
                                                                                                           
Which Way Forward? The Role of International Organizations in World Politics
Jillienne Haglund                                                                                                                                               
Is it Time to Re-Imagine U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East?
Sabith Khan                                                                                                                                      
Part 2 - Essays on Popular Culture
 
The New Economics of Digital Content
R.P. Thead                                                                                                                                        
Making it in the 21st Century Music Industry                                
Michael Young                                                                                              

The Artist, Incorporated. The Creative Culture of the Millennial Generation  
Rachel Kerwin 

No Aliens in the Basement: Popular Culture's Take on State Secrets versus Reality    
Anonymous Contributor                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                           
Blending the Old School and the New School: The Intersection of Social Networking with Old Fashioned Grassroots Organizing
Paula Fynboh 
 
Part 3 - Essays on Food, Consumption, and Global Health
 
Building a New Global Food System                                
Sara Nawaz                                                                                                                                   
The Effects of Large Scale Land Acquisitions on Global Food Security: The Case of Brazil
Mieke Dale-Harris                                   
                                                                                      
Consumption, Climate Change, and the Environment
Nick Santos
                                                                                                                       
Global Health in the 21st Century                                               
Kimberly Williams, Paxton Bach, and Anne-Marie Jamin
                                                                                                                                               
Part 4 - Essays on the United States
 
Taxes in America                                                                      
Benjamin Ross                            
 
The Student Loan Crisis and the Next Generation of American Capitalists                          
R.P. Thead                                                                                                                            
 
America's Religious Diversity: Challenge or Opportunity?
Sabith Khan