Earth's environment falling apart. Food production suffering from climate change. Overpopulation leading to all sorts of issues. Fascism rising. Don't worry, this has nothing to do with our current reality. Rather, it is the far future of the year 2003. When, at least, all of the world's governments have agreed to hand over ultimate authority to a newly formed United Nations agency ECOM. Whose headquarters are located on a space station in order to keep true overview of everything.