and our full interview with norman finkelstein is coming up in around fifteen minutes time right hereon r.t. . and the global recession is forcing charities in latvia to step in and provide basic provisions for the struggling population it's a far cry from the initial optimism that gripped the country when it joined the european union six years ago but as artie's tom barton reports modern day latvia is now a place of raging unemployment and international handouts diana gives out food to people in need for months she's made sure families can get a square meal but this isn't a developing country it's the modern economy of latvia and recently joined the. when we brought the first food bags to those families many parents wept there could have never foreseen a crisis of this magnitude they had jobs they were well to do and respected and all of a sudden they find themselves in a situation where they have to plead for help to feed their children latvia speculated aggressively on international markets leaving this so-called baltic tiger vulnerable when the crisis hit those with loans and mort

full interview with norman finkelstein is coming out in just ten minutes here announcing. it's not what the business needs and what it's not just. from the heat wave as we've been reporting but this is across russia feeling the heat that's right cathal to make i mean five billion out on a day a shot. his offices nizhny novgorod for a fortnight because of the soaring temperatures we have details that later in the program but our top story today is of course the latest developments of b.p. we've just heard that the company has a mills tony hayward will be stepping down in october truth be replaced by american robert dudley as speculation hayward could be given a directorship of the company's russian joint venture this would mean he would effectively swap roles that dudley who was head of to pay until two years ago hayward being widely criticized over the gulf of mexico spill which has cost the company forty percent of its market capitalization but his replacement is no stranger to conflict robert dudley left russia two years ago after a dispute with the local shareholders of

norman finkelstein has never shied away from controversy. the american banned from israel and pledges support for the palestinian people the author and former professor has lost a job. he did to be documented in the film american radical subject we begin with during our t.v. interview i want to start with a question about your new documentary american radical it has been described in many ways one being an intimate. portrait of a man behind a controversy tell me about the documentary why you decided to make this film actually have not seen the documentary. but many of you are surprised by a certain reason i didn't want to see myself on the silver screen and so i chose not to watch it but my friends many of my close friends watched it and for better or for worse they said it's an ocular per trail of me but i was obviously involved in the making of the documentary though i asked not to be consulted about the content i didn't want anyone the future to say i was making a promo for myself. as to why i got involved in the my basically if feeling w

and our full interview with norman finkelstein is coming up in just ten minutes time here. charlotte joins us now with this disease and it's not just moscow sweltering from the heat wave as we've been reporting but this is across russia also feeling the heat charlotte hello that's right path also make a half shell itself this is an issue you know of course for a fortnight sending thousands of workers home on paid leave because of the soaring temperatures now the details of that later in the program but our top story is of course the latest developments in the oil giant's has confirmed its top swap decision c.e.o. tony hayward we stepping down in october to be replaced by american robert dudley hayward is said to be. joining with b.p. is russian and joint venture to b.p. trading places with dudley who was head of the company until two years ago the reshuffle comes as b.p. posts record losses with second quarter setting aside thirty two billion dollars to clean up the worst oil spill in u.s. history robert dudley will accelerate a program of asset sales to pay the bill. i thi

and you can watch the full interview with norman finkelstein in about an hour's time right here on r.t. . well the recent years fortune tellers and psychics have become increasingly popular here in russia some turn to magic to give their love life a little boost others seek cures for life threatening diseases but authorities say the trends are attracting con artists who not only swindle people out of money but also jeopardize their health sean thomas reports on the government's battle against fake magic. via lure of the unknown and of the showcasing of psychic abilities have become big business in russia while simple entertainment for some others turned to these self-proclaimed mystics for healing and the promise of answers to the problems of everyday life says good manners of national police that six years ago trouble came to our family my son was lured into a relationship by a woman who use some witchcraft as a mother i couldn't help seeing that his health was impaired and was getting worse his mind was suppressed he changed completely. she put her trust in a psychic who claimed to h

academic norman finkelstein. as washington's harsh rhetoric indicates that we talk of change was short lived. barack obama kept promising there's going to be a change there's going to be a change but in fact as several commentators wrote the iraq obama administration is carrying on like all other administrations there was an offer made in october two thousand and nine by the u.s. administration to iran and how to resolve the nuclear issue around that time rejected the offer for several reasons mostly because they didn't trust the main powers who were involved france the u.s. even russia but now except to go the offer and as the leading academic specialist on the topic american academic specialists trita parsi dr parsi wrote in the washington post he says that barack obama is refusing to take yes for an answer and so there's no real difference between the so-called diplomatic approach of barack obama and the. mill touristic approach as it's sometimes claimed or belligerent approach of the bush administration. full

full interview with norman finkelstein is coming up in just over an hour's time hale and hearty wellin ten minutes from now we take you to america's most notorious prison for those spending life behind bars for that latest business news that we shall. hello and welcome to the business program here on r.t. our top story this hour before has confirmed its top swap decision c.e.o. tony hayward we stepping down in october to be replaced by american robert dudley hayward is said to be joining the b.p. russian joint venture ten k. b.p. trading places with us lee who is head of the company until two years ago the reshuffle comes as repays posts record losses for the second quarter setting aside thirty two billion dollars to clean up the worst oil spill in u.s. history robert dudley will accelerate a program of us at sales to pay the bill now for more on this story we can now across live to christine to score a know all of the analysts from standard and poor's in london welcome to you christi now robert dudley the new man in charge him with a second quarter losses and b.p.'s image damaged he

full interview with norman finkelstein is coming up in less than fifteen minutes here on r.t. . hello welcome to the business program hey artie i'm shallow. b.p. is expected to announce the replacement of c. tony hayward before its quarterly results on cheese day and a new twist hayward could be given directorship other companies russian joint venture that mazy would face a very small roles of the american robert dudley who was head of pay until two years ago hayward is expected to leave his post as chief executive in october he's been widely criticized over the go for mexico spill which is cost the company forty percent of its market capitalization but his replacement is no stranger to conflicts robert dudley left to russia two years ago after a dispute with a local share how to. pay. i think mr dudley. one of the best persons to head it b.p. at the moment he had a history of a successful manager. of a huge company i mean to be in extremely tough conditions in russia that probably would be p. needs right now also mr dudley i'm a. pretty old style soviet all kompany and he made

itself an interview with norman finkelstein is coming up next hour here. why that's heading to orbit now for some pictures from the international space station where the crew have begun a six hour long space walk the aim is to integrate the. the russian said the station flight engineers feared or you're taking corning. to wire up a few connections aboard the new ourselves module and also replace a broken camera one which films those amazing shots of the earth from orbit because we know it's also testing new smart spacesuits which have computer systems near this digital screens integrated into them. while the rest of the crew inside a keeping a close watch on their colleagues to make sure they're safe everything is great. interest when talked to first and only russian that formula one driver that's in spotlight first the business needs which are. for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. every month we give you the future we help you understand how to get there and. the best in science and tech

trying to get probabilities norman finkelstein has never shied away from controversy. the american jail is banned from israel and pledges support for the palestinian people the officer and former professor has lost jobs. last time we sat down it was shortly after the war in gaza and it was right before. obama became president you were very open in your opinion on what took place and who was wrong and that and that military conflict. it's been over a year since there's really assault on gaza what's your assessment of how the obama administration has done so far in bringing permanent peace to the middle east at the time when they made those comments they appear to be very controversial indeed you might even say they were extreme but when the goldstone report came out. richard goldstone that's not our only respected jurist police also jewish and by his own reckon the zionist goldstone report concluded there were no i'm calling here that israel launched a deliberately disproportionate attack designed. punish millie eight and terrorize the civilian population while those ar

and you can watch the full interview with norman finkelstein later. this hour here on.well muscovites are still struggling with their worst heat wave in more than a century the situation in the capital's being exacerbated by high levels of smog in the moscow region alone emergency teams are trying to put out at least twenty four stand people places caused by the unusually hot weather south easterly winds are blowing smoke from the fires through the capital causing breathing difficulties and reducing visibility on the roads the cloud doesn't seem to have a silver lining either with sizzling temperatures expected to stay in the region until at least the end of the week. well don't forget to log on to our website all to you dot com where there are always more stories for you and here are some that might catch your eye cross snail mail russia's post office has been fined for late deliveries clients for the express service complained that letters just don't arrive on time. also to find out how a joint operation by russian and american drug police has crack cocaine traffickin