Posts by Max Brauer — Guest Contributor

Max Brauer is an intern for the DC Fiscal Policy Institute and the Defeat Poverty DC Campaign. He is currently a JD/MPP candidate at the University of Maryland, and graduated from Grinnell College in 2007 with a B.A. in Political Science/History. Before returning to graduate school, Max taught Adult Basic Education/GED at the Academy of Hope in Northeast DC’s Edgewood neighborhood.

  • Why can’t Calvin fly?

    At age 59, Calvin Moore has job certifications several inches thick — driving, telecommunications, tires, Department of Transportation, etc. You name it; odds are Calvin knows how to do it. If you’ve seen a patched pothole in Virginia or DC, there’s a good chance Calvin filled it. Yet Calvin has been out of work for almost two years. In fact, Calvin has had a…  Keep reading…

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