Beacon is a website and podcast created by the Maine People’s Alliance to highlight the experiences of everyday Mainers, ...

This week on the podcast, Ben and Cate discuss the new Pan Atlantic poll showing some interesting results across the state.

Maine officials are stepping up land conservation projects as climate change continues to alter the state's terrain. New ...

I wrote about how the commission studying the October 2023 Lewiston massacre laid bare that Maine’s yellow flag law failed to ...

Union workers in Maine say federal funds are helping fuel the state's clean energy transition and offering incentives for ...

Union workers in Maine say federal funds are helping fuel the state’s clean energy transition and offering incentives for young people to stick around. Skilled trade workers are in high demand as the ...

Marshall Ganz, America's pre-emeninent expert on grassroots organizing, sits down with Ben Chin on the podcast this week to discuss how to build organizing skills, build a movement, and create lasting ...