[TEASER] Mexico Pt. 1: A Socialist Introduction w/ Cecilia Guerrero

Nov 25, 2025

Cecilia Guerrero, chair and founding member of A Luta Sigue, offers a captivating exploration of Mexico’s rich history. Born into a family of Mexican steelworkers, she discusses pre-colonial civilizations like the Olmec and Maya, highlighting their innovations in writing and urban planning. Cecilia delves into the devastating impacts of the Spanish conquest, the chaotic transition to independence, and the emergence of revolutionary movements, weaving together stories of resilience and cultural legacy.

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Mexico As A Semi-Colony

Mexico functions as a semi-colony heavily shaped by U.S. economic and political power.
This status blocks autonomous industrial and scientific development despite Mexican innovation capacity.

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Organizing Work In The U.S. South

Cecilia Guerrero describes organizing projects in Tennessee that build class-struggle leadership among workers and youth.
She lists Southern Youth Solidarity Network, Poder Popular, and the Tennessee Drivers Union as concrete outcomes.

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Advanced Pre-Columbian Science

Pre-Columbian Mexico hosted advanced, long-lasting civilizations with sophisticated science, calendars, and writing.
These societies contributed enduring innovations in astronomy, agriculture, and urban engineering.

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In Part 1 of this new series, we're joined by Cecilia Guerrero for a socialist introduction to Mexico. Cecilia Guerrero is chair and founding member of A Luta Sigue, an organization based in Nashville, Tennessee which incubates and trains young people and workers within advanced sectors of the working class to build and lead their own class struggle organizations.

We begin the conversation with a peak into the deeper history looking at the various civilizations present in Mesoamerica prior to Spanish colonization. We then explore the colonial period, the War of Independence, the War of Reform, and the Mexican Revolution from with a historical materialist analysis. We talk about the US's imperialist ambitions in Mexico starting with the Mexican-American War, the imposition of NAFTA, and the drug cartels. We explore the Mexican left—both anarchist and socialist—and the recent rise in center-left politics with the The National Regeneration Movement, or Morena and the presidencies of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Claudia Sheinbaum. We end looking at the United States' recent aggression towards Mexico and threats of invasion by the Trump regime.

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Cover art: "The History of Mexico" by Diego Rivera

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