Bill Radke talks to John Nichols, political reporter for The Nation, about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' speech defining Democratic Socialism and what it means for socialist candidates, including Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant.
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Bernie Sanders Finally Defines 'Democratic Socialism'
![Bernie Sanders, senator from Vermont and presidential candidate, and Councilmember Kshama Sawant at a rally held at Westlake Center this fall.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4569807/2147483647/strip/true/crop/792x602+0+0/resize/880x669!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fsites%2Fkuow%2Ffiles%2F201508%2Fscreen_shot_2015-08-09_at_9.06.05_am.png)
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