Meaghan Beatley

Meaghan Beatley is a journalist covering politics and gender. She has written for The Guardian’s Long Read, The Atlantic, and Columbia Journalism Review.

Criminal JusticeSeptember 16, 2020

Mexico’s Women Demand Justice on Gender Violence

Enraged at institutional failure to address the mounting crisis, they have occupied the National Human Rights Commission.

Meaghan Beatley
Environmental ActivismMay 22, 2020

Is Mexico’s ‘Mayan Train’ a Boondoggle?

Opponents warn that it will not only devastate the Yucatán’s ecosystem but also trigger unsustainable development and further marginalize local communities.

Meaghan Beatley and Sam Edwards
Labor OrganizingDecember 13, 2018

Who’s Afraid of a Sex Workers’ Union?

A movement for sex workers’ rights is gaining momentum in Spain—but it’s facing opposition from the national government and some feminists.

Meaghan Beatley
ActivismJune 14, 2018

How a Rape Trial in Spain Ignited a Feminist Movement

Women are pushing to change the country’s narrow rape law, which requires proof that an assailant used “violence or intimidation” and often leads to a lesser sentence.

Meaghan Beatley
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Meaghan Beatley

Criminal JusticeSeptember 16, 2020

Enraged at institutional failure to address the mounting crisis, they have occupied the National Human Rights Commission.

Environmental ActivismMay 22, 2020

Opponents warn that it will not only devastate the Yucatán’s ecosystem but also trigger unsustainable development and further marginalize local communities.

Labor OrganizingDecember 13, 2018

A movement for sex workers’ rights is gaining momentum in Spain—but it’s facing opposition from the national government and some feminists.

ActivismJune 14, 2018

Women are pushing to change the country’s narrow rape law, which requires proof that an assailant used “violence or intimidation” and often leads to a lesser sentence.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.