Friday, July 2, 2010

How Goldman Gambled on Starvation

from The Independent. 

This article provides a very good explanation of how the capitalist ruling class has devised exotic Wall Street gambling products that has resulted in people starving to death. Of course, the system is designed to make a few people rich and doesn't care how it does it.
This is the story of how some of the richest people in the world – Goldman, Deutsche Bank, the traders at Merrill Lynch, and more – have caused the starvation of some of the poorest people in the world.