Medea Benjamin

American political activist and author · United States · Activists · Born 1952 · age 74

Medea Benjamin is read about 126 times a day, in 22 languages.

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2022“...the U.S. Congress is poised to pass a $778 billion military budget bill for 2022.”In their wordsMedea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies, Congress loots the Treasury for U.S. war machine - while bickering over Build Back Better, Salon,Read the whole statement

2021“The tragedy is that the U.S. leaving Afghanistan, for the Biden administration, is a chance to focus on what they call our main adversary, which is China.”In their words25 August 2021Medea Benjamin: Afghanistan War Is “Cash Cow” for Pentagon. Biden Must End “Delusional” China Rivalry, DemocracyNow, August 25, 2021Read the whole statement

“US policy must be reversed to reflect international law and the shifting US opinion in favor of Palestinian rights.”In their words17 May 2021Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians, Common Dreams, (May 17, 2021)Read the whole statement

“The United States does not just wage war on children with bombs, missiles, and bullets.”In their words28 January 2021Biden Must End the War on Kids, by Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, The Progressive, (28 January 2021)Read the whole statement

“Funny how Fareed Zakaria has a war criminal, Colin Powell, pontificating on Trump and the rule of law.”In their words21 January 2021via twitter "tweet" (January 21, 2021)Read the whole statement

“Illegal invasions of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq”In their words2021Read the whole statement

2014Gandhi Peace AwardAward2012US Peace PrizeAward1952Born10 September 1952

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Benjamin speaking at a Code Pink rally in 2004.

Benjamin speaks at a rally during the 2007 State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C.

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Medea Benjamin

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...the U.S. Congress is poised to pass a $778 billion military budget bill for 2022.
2022, Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J.S. Davies, Congress loots the Treasury for U.S. war machine - while bickering over Build Back Better, Salon,, Own words
The tragedy is that the U.S. leaving Afghanistan, for the Biden administration, is a chance to focus on what they call our main adversary, which is China.
Aug 25, 2021, Medea Benjamin: Afghanistan War Is “Cash Cow” for Pentagon. Biden Must End “Delusional” China Rivalry, DemocracyNow, August 25, 2021, Own words
The U.S. corporate media usually report on Israeli military assaults in occupied Palestine as if the United States is an innocent neutral party to the conflict.
May 17, 2021, Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies, How the United States Helps To Kill Palestinians, Common Dreams, (May 17, 2021), Own words

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Awards

Gandhi Peace Award2014

US Peace Prize2012

In their orbit

Spouse: Kevin Danaher

About this person

Medea Benjamin is an American political activist who, along with Jodie Evans and others, co-founded Code Pink. She also co-founded, along with her then husband Kevin Danaher, the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange. Benjamin was the Green Party nominee in the 2000 United States Senate election in California, running under the name Medea Susan Benjamin. She finished in third place with 326,828 votes (3.1%).

Country

United States

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