Ricardo Pascoe

Workers Revolutionary Party (PRD)

Guest

Founding member of Mexico's PRD Party; former Mexican Ambassador to Cuba; head of administration of the Mayor's Office in Mexico City for then-presidential candidate Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

Ricardo Pascoe on KCRW

Mexico's drug cartels are so powerful that local and national police -- notorious for corruption -- have been replaced by Marines and soldiers.

Is Mexico's Military Out of Control?

Mexico's drug cartels are so powerful that local and national police -- notorious for corruption -- have been replaced by Marines and soldiers.

from To the Point

In the past four years, at least 30 Mexican journalists have been murdered or disappeared.

Mexico's Drug Wars and Reporting the News

In the past four years, at least 30 Mexican journalists have been murdered or disappeared.

from Which Way, L.A.?

Brutal killings and shootouts that paralyze cities for hours often are not reported by Mexican newspapers, radio or TV.

Mexico's Drug Wars and Reporting the News

Brutal killings and shootouts that paralyze cities for hours often are not reported by Mexican newspapers, radio or TV.

from To the Point

More from KCRW

Israel’s cabinet approved plans that include “conquering the [Gaza] strip,” which would displace over a million Gazans. It could lead to long-term Israeli occupation of the territory.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Huntington Beach City Council is considering investigating the nonprofit Friends of Huntington Beach Library over campaign donations.

from KCRW Features

Five years after the pandemic started, 2 million people still need treatment for long COVID. Doctors say there’s much yet to learn about the condition.

from KCRW Features

Caltrans is working to retrofit some of its highway underpasses to make it easier for wildlife to cross the road, benefiting biodiversity across the state.

from KCRW Features

KCRW unravels a disruptive White House week. Is the president just stirring outrage? Plus, we discuss Elon Musk’s influence on the foreign aid fight.

from Left, Right & Center

At a rally in Beverly Hills, local Ukrainians and their supporters gathered to voice opposition to President Trump’s politics regarding Russia and Ukraine.

from KCRW Features

The president reversed course on his tariff plan hours after it took effect. Can he bring back the nostalgic economic prosperity voters desire?

from Left, Right & Center

A federal judge ordered the return of a wrongfully deported man — will the White House comply? What’s the likelihood of Harvard University losing $2 billion over antisemitism laws?

from Left, Right & Center

A threat to public media — how that impacts KCRW and what you can do about it.

from KCRW Features