In 1986, while living in Hawai'i, David Starr became interested in political and social issues. He became active, joining such groups as the Latin American & Caribbean Solidarity Association (LACASA), Hawai'i Union of Socialists (HUS), and Ka Lehui Hawai'i (The Nation of Hawai'i). He also created Voices of Change, a publication which came out during the 1990s, as well as getting published in the Honolulu Weekly and Toward Freedom. Now Connecticut-based, Starr has been published in Reader Supported News, The Daily Kos, LA Progressive, and Covert Action magazine.