Sacha Baron Cohen is another obvious standout as Chicago 7 defendant Abbie Hoffman, a defiant hippie (or rather Yippie) whose jokey pothead persona belies a ferocious intellect and an earnest rage.

In Chicago 1968, the Democratic Party Convention ... Society led by Tom Hayden and the militant Yippies led by Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, which led to violent confrontations with the local ...

The timing couldn’t be more prescient for Aaron Sorkin’s newest film, “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” featuring Cohen as Abbie Hoffman. (JTA) — The timing couldn’t be more prescient for ...