The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 29, 2015 Socialist Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders to Run for President ----------------------------------------------------------- And Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is running for president. News reports say Sanders, a democratic socialist and the longest-serving independent member of Congress in history, will announce his candidacy on Thursday. He is expected to continue his focus on climate change, inequality and opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Click here to see our interviews with Senator Sanders. .