• Editor's Note

  by William McKenzie, Editor of The Catalyst

• A Plea for Optimism

  Foreword by Andrew Kaufmann, Digital Editor of The Catalyst

September Update

• A New Generation of Problem Solvers

  Video Interview with Mark McKinnon

• Millennials: Saving the World Also Means Running for Office

  An Essay by Mark K. Updegrove

Conversations

• The Drivers of Change

  A Conversation with Kristen Soltis Anderson

• Improving Outcomes Through Technology

  A Conversation with David Plouffe

• The Millennial Policymaker

  Quick Take with Rep. Elise Stefanik

• Creating a Pipeline of Young Leaders

  Quick Take with Jon Daniels

• Bringing Education to Every Child

  Video Interview with Dionel Waters

Essays

• It’s a Millennial World Now: Twelve Things to Know

  An Essay by Paul Taylor

• A Little Less Condemnation, A Little More Credit, Please

  An Essay by Brittney Bain

• Rising Leaders Should Tackle Kitchen Table Issues

  An Essay by Holly Kuzmich

• Why Foreign Policy Should be a Millennial Priority

  An Essay by Phillip Lohaus

• Embracing a World of Possibilities

  An Essay by Lauren Aguirre

• How Wazhma Furmuli is Challenging Conventional Thinking

  Excerpt from We Are Afghan Women: Voices of Hope

• The Journey to Freedom

  An Essay by Diana Mao

• Next Generation Leaders on a Mission

  Profiles of up-and-coming leaders