Ben Chin

personal page. mistakes my own. @grahamformaine campaign manager.

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

Aww shucks @aobrien2010 - thanks!

[Andy O'Brien @aobrien2010]

Graham Platner’s campaign manager Ben Chin’s pre-primary message.

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

No matter what happens tomorrow, working with @grahamformaine has been, particularly over the last week, perhaps counterintuitively, the most pure and earnest experience of my life. In this movement, people's full humanity is the foundation, not an afterthought. LFG. #mepolitics

[Beacon @mebeacon]

The member-led board of Maine People's Alliance announced today that they unanimously decided to endorse oyster farmer and veteran Graham Platner in the Democratic primary for the 2026 U.S. Senate race against Sen. Susan Collins. https://t.co/HZRQDmtrW7

[Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine]

Senate Democrats need to hold the line. No healthcare, no deal.

Mainers want a Democratic Party that fights for them, not one that rolls over.

When we fight, we win.

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

Honored to serve. https://t.co/9Dlon36wZL

[Natalie Foster @nataliefoster]

10/10 and gratitude to the @EconomicSecProj and @ESP_Action board who’ve helped shape our thinking @chrishughes , Aisha Nyandoro, @dorianwarren, @FeliciaWongRI , @ksabeelrahman , and @BChinME .

[Beacon @mebeacon]

Our country is at a critical moment, @BChinME writes, and Sen. Susan Collins has a key role to play in protecting ordinary Mainers from billionaire greed and government abuse.
https://t.co/0WxwK3c0eX

[Leadership For Social Justice @leadership4SJ]

Strategy Summits continues next month with panelists discussing Leadership for Movements of the Future. Join us for a conversation where we discuss how election results will impact movement leaders and what strategies can be developed to sustain democracy.

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

@leadership4SJ Excited for this!

[Beacon @mebeacon]

Maine is an outlier. It stands out as the only rural, working class state with Democratic leadership of the governorship and both legislative chambers. To read why that is and what makes Maine unique, click the link below!
https://t.co/GFkt8DgDNG

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

A great piece!

[Natalie Foster @nataliefoster]

“Mr. Trump appeals to some Silicon Valley elites because they identify with the man. To them, he is a fellow victim of the state, unjustly persecuted for his bold ideas. Practically, he is also the shield they need to escape accountability.”

@chrishughes in the @nytimes

https://t.co/3OlmCUbZc9

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

I only wish it had more metaphors!!!

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

Best piece on movements and elections I’ve read! Thank you @LissyAlissa for this important historical description and incisive analysis!

https://t.co/njeFPuwh4I

[Economic Security Project @EconomicSecProj]

Check out @BChinME's review of @nataliefoster's The Guarantee via @ForgeOrganizing

“She’s not just trying to convince you of a whole new economic paradigm, one that guarantees people’s needs like income, housing, education, and care. She goes further, aiming to persuade you that this paradigm is already on its way to victory.”

https://t.co/St33tXZ9uU

[Beacon @mebeacon]

This week on the podcast, Ben Chin interviews Marshall Ganz, America’s preeminent expert on grassroots organizing, about building organizing skills, building a movement, and creating lasting change. https://t.co/5HcJFmNZg8

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

If you want a read that makes you pumped to dig in and fight, check out @nataliefoster’s THE GUARANTEE!

[The Forge: Organizing Strategy and Practice @ForgeOrganizing]

A review of @nataliefoster's new "hopepunk" book, The Guarantee, which challenges right and leftwing cynicism with a clear-eyed vision for a beautiful future we may already be moving toward. By Ben Chin (@BChinME)

https://t.co/BzVWg0Jy5L

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

@dbhargava68 shares some real pearls of wisdom here!

[Beacon @mebeacon]

This week on the podcast, Ben interviews Deepak Bhargava (@dbhargava68), a longtime social justice leader and organizing luminary on his new book, Practical Radicals: Seven Strategies to Change the World. https://t.co/I1hFrLwjPr

[Mike Tipping @miketipping]

Two more frustrating vetoes from @GovJanetMills today. LD 373, my bill, would have promoted labor agreements at clean energy facilities, creating good jobs in a new industry. LD 1231 would have cut taxes for middle class Mainers by partially restoring a tax on the very wealthy.

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

Amazing new report on automatic stabilizers from @DarrickHamilton, @nzewde, and @chrishughes. Their proposal complements UI, but is simpler + more effective. General fund transfers since 1970s to UI are small + clumsy. Let's do the real thing!

https://t.co/maMWrccisX

[Ben Chin @BChinME]

I'm excited to moderate this debate! "LDSJ Debate Series: The Four-Day Workweek" https://t.co/V6icOASrYE @Eventbrite