The life and ravings of the radical provocateur Abbie Hoffman, who probably needs an introduction as far as younger moviegoers are concerned.

NEWYORKER: Steal This Movie!

I've always wanted to steal Abbie Hoffman's subversive exhortation to rebel, and the paperback publication of Fat Land seems a fitting occasion to do so.

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When Lennon planned to join Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin in free open-air concerts outside the 1972 Republican Convention, in Miami, he was promptly subjected to deportation proceedings.

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In fact, the place at times took on the flavor of a giant interpersonal counseling session in which the phrase "the system" was invoked more than on any day since Abbie Hoffman died.

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The ever-resilient Anita continued to stand by her man, as another song goes, befriended the new Mrs Hoffman and helped Abbie to get treatment for what was described as deep depression.

ECONOMIST: Anita Hoffman