The current Zapatista uprising in Mexico’s southern state of Chiapas marked its 20th anniversary this past week. Media outlets across the world covered the date, with far-left outlets and blogs celebrating their Zapatista heroes.
The uprising is recognized as officially beginning on New Year’s Day, 1994, when rebels springing from indigenous peoples stormed a municipal palace in San Cristobal de las Casas. The EZLN, more commonly
