Maurice Cunningham

Assoc. Prof. of Political Science, University of Massachusetts Boston

Stories by Maurice Cunningham

Koch behind the challenge to Baker’s powers

His foundation is backing law firm bringing lawsuit

opinion

Mass. Fiscal social justice claims ring hollow

When it comes to questionable campaign finance issues, group should look in the mirror

opinion

Mass. Fiscal Alliance’s hollow defense of dark money

State regulators right to demand disclosure of advocacy group donors

opinion

The crimes and punishment of Michael McLaughlin

Apparently greed is good

opinion

Debating the American Dream

A substantive focus for a Brown-Warren forum

opinion

The dangerous (and dumb) Scott Brown

Democrats dismiss the Republican senator at their peril

opinion

The Real Romney

In new biography, Mitt’s anti-populist views shine through

opinion

Checking the elephant for a pulse

Can the state GOP’s new chairman breathe life into the party?

opinion

It’s cozy inside

In politics, insiders rule – almost always

opinion

Piling on

Is the storyline on the string of fallen Massachusetts House speakers overblown?

opinion

The William Bulger I know

One-dimensional coverage misses the essence of the man

opinion

The real “culture of corruption”

Closed-door legislating can be more harmful than outright graft

opinion

Mitt’s “birth certificate” challenges

Romney faces his own set of identity questions

opinion

Labor pains

The Democratic Party/labor union alliance is on shaky ground

opinion

Hugs for Democrats

Dems look downtrodden in the face of the Scott Brown juggernaut

opinion

Money for nothing

Campaign donations and the reciprocity principle

opinion

Set aside childish things?

Little sign of that in current debates

opinion

Welfare, booze, and slots

Last-ditch Baker campaign move drew on an ugly tradition

opinion

A strategy to believe in

In a political version of the bestselling book Moneyball, religion could be an underrated asset

opinion

Identity politics

In the race for governor, candidates draw on

long-established traditions in Bay State politics

opinion

In defense of elites

Our political leaders should embrace elitism, not run from it.

opinion

Tea partying for fun and profit

The gathering on the Common featured a call to battle – and to shop

opinion

No holy alliance

How the fissure between Catholics and Democrats hurts what used to be the party of the pews

opinion

Brown boom or Brown bubble?

The Know Somethings?

opinion