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.

NPR: Rabid Reader: 'Fat Land' and U.S. Supersizing

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.

NEWYORKER: The U.S. vs. John Lennon