In year 38 of Global Central Command, many people lack adequate essentials. In Paris, Kara and Jen prepare to march for social justice, unaware that the protest will go horribly astray. In Chicago, Willard and Damini struggle as journalists in the face of censorship, and they are given a dangerous opportunity to make a difference.

The propaganda minister has wielded extraordinary power for 38 years. He has held the world in check like a delusional guardian with just enough self-control not to strangle the children most of the time. With his guidance, the lizard brains are winning the war against the frontal lobes. Whatever will the people do?

This dystopian science fiction novel takes place in an imagined future within a global State that resembles the world as we know it.