Amber Waves of Pain

How Wall Street (and your 401k) Profit from Hunger

Unidentified man following the developments on the trade board at the Chicago Board of Trade, Stanley Kubrick (Photographer). Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2004679048/>

A popular theory floated around Washington in 2011, suggesting Commodity Index Traders, including Wall Street’s biggest banks, hedge funds, and retirement funds were responsible for driving up the global price of food. That price spike would lead to riots the world over, from Libya to Syria, and push millions around the globe to starvation.