Aric Sleeper is an independent journalist whose work, which covers topics including labor, drug reform, food, and more, has appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle and other publications local to California’s Central Coast. In addition to his role as a community reporter, he has served as a government analyst and bookseller.
 
  
      
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        The Solidarity Economy Movement Is Devising a World Beyond Capitalism
      
                    Artists and activists are building economic alternatives centered on principles of cooperation, participatory democracy and sustainability.
                          
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        If You Can Borrow a Book, Then Why Not a Chainsaw? The Rise of Tool Lending Libraries
      
                    Spawned in the wake of World War II, tool libraries lend implements and provide practical guidance to community members who can’t afford to own or store their own tools.
                          
                      Aric Sleeper