Lindsay Beyerstein is a freelance writer based in New York City. Her blog, Majikthise, provides daily coverage of local, national, and international politics from a left liberal perspective. Big stories covered to date: the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Tom DeLay's first court appearance on money laundering charges, the first YearlyKos convention, and Ned Lamont's primary victory over Joe Lieberman.
Her interview with radio host and senate hopeful Al Franken was published in September, 2006.
Lindsay's photographs have been published in The Austin Chronicle, Aftenposten (Norway's second largest newspaper), and Earth Island Journal. She is also available for event photography assignments.
Lindsay speaks regularly on blogging, politics, and media. She has presented at the National Organization for Women conference, The Center for American Progress, BlogHer, and Blogging Liberally. She was also invited to speak at the Personal Democracy Forum Conference.
Lindsay's writing for Majikthise has been quoted in The Washington Post, Der Spiegel, In These Times, and The Weekly Standard.
Lindsay is a member of the Washington Post's Blogger Advance Team on foreign policy issues. She also blogs at AlterNet's PEEK.
Maternity group homes are not just a thing of the past. Many provide badly needed assistance to a vulnerable population. However, there is also reason to fear that some young women are being subjected to a variety of coercions under the guise of "choice."
Lindsay Beyerstein exposes anti-contraception, former family planning czar Eric Keroack's attempts to cover-up his woefully unqualified medical background and lapsed credentials.
