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AS Interviews Historian Bruce Levine

Posted on February 19, 2014 by davidbyrnemcdonaldiii

Originally posted on After Slavery:
In the latest in a series of interviews with prominent scholars of US slave emancipation, Brian Kelly of the After Slavery Project interviewed historian Bruce Levine about his most recent book, The Fall of the…

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The 1970 Los Angeles-Cleveland Teamster Wildcat Strike

Posted on February 13, 2014 by davidbyrnemcdonaldiii

Dan LaBotz’ nice obituary for Steve Kindred here talked about Steve’s days in Los Angeles organizing strike support in 1970 and beyond. As a participant in those days and those organizations and struggles, I want to add a little to Dan’s recounting. … Continue reading →

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The $15 minimum wage campaign in Seattle

Posted on December 8, 2013 by davidbyrnemcdonaldiii

    Here’s an article Tom Barnard and I published in Counterpunch.org about the stagr of the minimum wage fight in Seattle: http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/12/05/the-road-forward-for-a-15-hour-minimum-wage/

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Starting Over

Posted on January 5, 2013 by davidbyrnemcdonaldiii

I began this blog when John Olmsted and I traveled to Cairo two years ago to check out, photograph and video the Arab Spring. John did the organizing, contact work and paid the bills (thanks, Johnny!) and I was in … Continue reading →

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John prepares to depart

Posted on March 11, 2011 by davidbyrnemcdonaldiii

Friends: The events in Egypt and No. Africa have been so inspiring that they have lifted me a bit out of the cynicism I have been suffering these last few years. Perhaps they have been having a similar effect on … Continue reading →

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How John characterizes our trip

Posted on March 7, 2011 by davidbyrnemcdonaldiii

Following is a little write-up from my friend John Olmsted about our project: “Today this country is your country. Do not litter. Don’t drive through traffic lights. Don’t bribe. Don’t forge paperwork. Don’t drive the wrong way. Don’t drive quickly … Continue reading →

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Going to Cairo

Posted on March 7, 2011 by davidbyrnemcdonaldiii

I am headed to Cairo to make a movie with my friend John Olmsted (who will arrive a few days ahead of me) about changing consciousness in an unfolding revolutionary situation. Of course neither of us knows what we will … Continue reading →

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