Future History

I know the title is an oxymoron. But since it is impossible to run alternative histories, at least allow me to imagine how the world will look, some years from now.

Roger Cohen's exercise at thinking the past as: What if? encourages me to write this note.

In the year 2027 we see many poor people all over the world, from Katrina devastated New Orleans, to the collapsed state of Bangladesh. Millions of poor people trying to enter the few habitable spots on Earth; just like we saw in the movie: "Children of Men" ,directed by Alfonso Cuarón, in 2006.

Many poor people are dying right now, and more will on, and after that year. From this very moment all of us should be working to change this catastrophic course, if we don't, it could be worse than what I am writing here.