The Zapatistas: Where are they now?

Behold, the first dispatch from my journey with Myles Estey to Zapatista land in Chiapas. It also happens to be my first appearance on The World, a show produced by Public Radio International with the BBC and WGBH Boston. Please check out the audio slideshow with amazing photos by Myles, too.

With all the attention commanded by the narco-war these days, it’s easy to forget that other things are happening in Mexico. But the Zapatistas are still clinging to their forgotten revolution. So we paid them a visit to see what’s new.

This story aired on September 16, the date of Mexico’s bicentennial of independence from Spain. Our Zapatista reporting is sponsored by the Common Language Project.