Orlando Weekly | Jeff Gore

The View From Venusnew

Jacque Fresco designed a society without politics, poverty and war. Will it ever leave the drawing board?

Orlando Weekly | Jeff Gore | 10-14-2011 | Economy

Unifinished Businessnew

Bill Doyle is on a mission to prove that Saudi Arabia bankrolled the 9/11 attacks.

Orlando Weekly | Jeff Gore | 09-07-2011 | International

Tags: 9/11, world trade center, world trade center attacks, bill doyle, Sept. 11, unfinished business, saudi arabia

Not forgiven, not forgottennew

Thirty years after being falsely convicted of murder, and three years after being exonerated, William Dillon is still seeking justice.

Orlando Weekly | Jeff Gore | 08-16-2011 | Crime & Justice

Fed Upnew

Controversy over Food Not Bombs is just a distraction from the fact that Orlando's homeless-services agencies are failing those who need them most.

Orlando Weekly | Jeff Gore | 07-28-2011 | Homelessness

Tags: Homelessness, Food Not Bombs

Bare Minimumnew

Do sheltered workshops teach the disabled skills for the workplace or exploit them for cheap labor?

Orlando Weekly | Jeff Gore | 06-16-2011 | Business & Labor

Tags: disabilities, disabled workers, sheltered workshops

Budget Problems Have Florida Reconsidering Mandatory Minimumsnew

Despite the fact that some judges complain that mandatory minimums reduce their ability to use discretion in sentencing, making them drones serving the system, the state's mandatory minimums for drug crimes remained unchallenged for more than 30 years. Recently though, the state's budget has cast a light on Florida's prison spending, which has gone up along with its jail population.

Orlando Weekly | Jeff Gore | 04-06-2011 | Crime & Justice

Tags: war on drugs, Florida, incarceration, crime, mandatory minimums, state budgets