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Medea Benjamin

American political activist and author

  • Fame53.8
  • Momentum2.2
  • Activists rank#183
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  • Fame53.8
  • Momentum2.2
  • Activists rank#183
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Born 1952 · age 74United States
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  • Age
    74
    Born 1952
  • Known for
    Shadow World
    2016
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Updated 2026-08-17

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%).

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53.8
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Momentum2.2
Historical19.3
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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#183
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