Ben Cohen

Uncovering America's Generous Side

Ben Cohen | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Human, Libertarianism, Ben Cohen, Libertarian, Utopia, Regulation, Free Market, North Korea, Politics News

There are certain aspects of America that I find enormously attractive -- the openness and friendliness of the people, their generosity and the lack of a stifling European-style class system. However, there is a side to America that I find extremely unsettling -- the relentless fixation on money.

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Oy! The New "Fight to the Finish" to Save the "Soul" of Occupy

Danny Schechter | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Ben Cohen, Moveon, Students for a Democratic Society, Tom Hayden, Communiqué, Adbusters, Occupy, Adbusters Occupy Wall Street, New York News

Political paranoia is always driven by what could happen, not, necessarily, what is happening. Can we learn from this destructive history of acrimony and sectarianism or are we doomed to repeat it?

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WATCH: Bill O'Reilly Flips Out On Ben & Jerry

Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Ben Cohen, Video, Bill O'Reilly Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Fox News, Ben and Jerry's Occupy Wall Street, Ben and Jerry's, Bill O'Reilly, Bill O'Reilly Fox News, Fox News Channel, Jerry Greenfield, Media News

Bill O'Reilly seemed unenthused with Vermont ice cream owners Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield (more commonly known as Ben & Jerry), during his Fox News...

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WATCH: It's Viral!

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Ben Cohen, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Video, Lee Camp, Laura Flanders, Jim Hightower, Cenk Uygar, It's Viral, Urlesque, Citizens United, Jerry Greenfield, Comedy News

With opposition to Citizens United growing steadily in recent weeks, comedian Lee Camp decided to do his part to help the keep the movement cool and r...

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Ben & Jerry's Announces Support For Occupy Wall Street

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Occupy-Wall-Street, Ben Cohen, Occupy Wall Street Movement, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Ice Cream, Ben Jerrys Occupy Wall Street, Schweddy Balls Ice Cream, Occupy Wall Street, Ben and Jerry's, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, Jerry Greenfield, Food News

The Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Board of Directors has announced their support for the Occupy Wall Street protests writing in a press release: We, the ...

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Jesus, Bombs And Ice Cream

Shane Claiborne | Posted 10.13.2011

Read More: Christianity, Nonviolence, Jesus Bombs Ice Cream, Ice Cream, Ben Cohen, Christian Activism, Ben and Jerry's, Christian Social Justice, Military Spending, Religion News

I am teaming up with Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, and an all-star cast to create a little event to provoke the imagination on the eve of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11.

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Kim Cattrall Nabs Top Honors at GLAAD Media Awards in San Francisco

Greg Archer | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Gay Rights, GLAAD Media Awards, Glee, Dustin Lance Black, Charlie Sheen, Ben Cohen, Kim Cattrall, Glaad, Tabatha Coffey, San Francisco, Entertainment News

The red carpet was true blue and the night officially Rökk'd but those attending the recent 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards were genuinely moved by the heroic efforts the famed organization has executed over the last 25 years.

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My Life With Oreos

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rj-Reynolds, Nabisco, Mint Chocolate Cookie, Ice Cream, Ben Cohen, Oreos, Food, Ben & Jerry's, Ben and Jerry's, Ben and Jerry's Mint, Food News

Long ago, we received our first letter from Nabisco informing us that Oreo was their most valued trademark, and that we would not be able to call our flavor Oreo Mint. We could however, they said, call it "Mint with Oreos."

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Wall Street, Nuclear Weapons, MLK Jr., and the Road From Ruin

Steven G. Brant | Posted 05.25.2011

From the latest news, you'd think America has turned the corner and is on the road to recovery. Far from it. There are major, structural deficiencies in our system that point in very negative directions.

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Alan Dershowitz is An Apologist for Israeli War Crimes

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ben Cohen, International Law, Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Alan Dershowitz, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, World News

Dershowitz of course fails to mention that Israel has never ended it's occupation of Gaza, and itself broke international law when it broke the cease fire.

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Meet the Man Trying To Change The Face of The American Media

Ben Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ben Cohen, Paul Jay, Independent Television, The Real News, Media News

Horrified at the corporate media's acquiescence to the White House during 9/11 and the run up to the war in Iraq, Jay decided to set up his own organization, the Real News Network

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Ben and Jerry's Co-Founder Serves Up Call to Political Action

Bryan Bissell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Defense, Ben and Jerry's, Defense Budget, 2008 Election, Budget, Ben Cohen, Offthebus, Home News

A group of 125 college students listened to Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, talk about changing the priorities of the budget.

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Franchisees Accuse Ben & Jerry's Of Cheating Them Of Savings

Newsweek | Suzanna Smalley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ben Cohen, Ben & Jerry's Backlash, Ben & Jerry's, Debra Heintz, Cherry Garcia, Jerry Greenfield, Business News

Rainforest Crunch. Cherry Garcia. Peace Pops. Perhaps no other consumer brand's image is so entwined with hippie-inspired idealism and social causes a...

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