Author: Lisa Mux

When choosing your candidate for U.S. Senate, ask yourself this: do you want a candidate with a ton of money who can create crafty television ads or a candidate who has a proven track record of fighting for the middle class? Personally, I’d prefer the latter. So would other Waukesha…

How would you feel if your drinking water was contaminated with human waste so your representative’s big political donor could increase his profit margins? Would you like it if your representative put a polluter’s need for acquisition of wealth ahead of your need for clean drinking water? For many residents…

Those who do not believe that all Americans should have access to affordable health care may want to consider rallying with Americans For Prosperity (AFP) in Waukesha this Thursday, June 28th, at 6:30pm. That’s when “patriots” plan to gather at the Country Springs Inn following the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling…

He’s not even 50 years old, but Eric Hovde may very well be the “get off my lawn” candidate of 2012. He has lashed out at the media for what he considers unfair treatment and has complained about being “attacked” since he entered the race “behind the scenes and in a…

Last Friday in Brookfield, Wisconsin, Eric Hovde, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, said he was “sick and tired of reading sad stories about people struggling in the recession,” and that he “wants to see the media focus more on the debt and the larger problems afflicting the country,” according to…

Those who assume the Solidarity Movement died with the recall may be in for a shock. For some previously apolitical citizens, involvement in our democratic process has only just begun. Progressives are stepping up like never before to run for office, and not just in safe blue districts. The Emerge…

Truth be told, I didn’t want to to attend the Democratic Party of Wisconsin State Convention this year. It was too soon after the recall, and I was just too damn tired. The mere idea of pep talks and strategic planning sessions made me want to crawl into bed with…

During the May 8 primary election here in Waukesha County, things went slowly, but smoothly. But since our embattled county clerk, Kathy Nickolaus, appeared to be in charge of that election, even though she was not “supposed” to be, some Wisconsin voters were concerned that she may once again be in charge on June…

Even though Lori Compas did not defeat Scott Fitzgerald in the June 5 recall election, she received 32,870 votes in an extremely red Wisconsin district. Regardless of the outcome, Compas ran a campaign to be proud of, a campaign powered by middle-class Wisconsinites rather than big-moneyed special interests. Compas, a…

The first time I met Lori Compas was in December of 2011 at a monthly OconDems meeting. I’ll never forget how excited we all were to shake the hand of the woman who had the guts to even attempt to recall Scott Fitzgerald. None of us knew what to expect…