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2100: The Disunited States
- Narrated by: Steven Arvid Anderson
- Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
In the year 2029, the United States government passes a Secession Amendment that allows states to voluntarily leave the United States. New countries and alliances are formed. Medicare and Medicaid are abolished by the US Government. Lake Superior water is sent to Tucson, Arizona, from Duluth, Minnesota, via the Lake Superior Water Pipeline. The new North Central Alliance - Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois - is controlled by The Great Lakes Water Pipeline Authority.
In 2100: A Novel, Jack Thorson, a teacher and legislator, fights Hoot Barnes, Chairman of the Great Lakes Water Pipeline Authority, to stop the madness. States continue to secede. The United States is never the same. Jack fights a running battle against Hoot Barnes, Chairman of the Great Lakes Water Pipeline Authority. Eventually a pipeline is built form Duluth, Minnesota, to Tucson, Arizona. Lake Superior is in danger of running dry. The United States government passes a Secession Amendment that allows states to voluntarily leave the United States. New states and alliances are formed. The United States becomes smaller and less powerful.