Socialist Bernie Sanders Explains the "Progressive Agenda"

Socialist Congressman Bernie Sanders explains what a "progressive agenda" means in an interview:

My hope is in some way to fill the large shoes of the late Paul Wellstone. Paul was a good friend of mine, and was the only member of the U.S. Senate to be part of the Progressive Caucus, which I helped found in 1991. One of the most important issues that we have to deal with is the huge void that exists between what's going on in Washington and people back home. And how you connect the grass roots of progressive America to the United States Congress, and keep them appraised of what's going on, listen to what they have to say, support what they have to say, get support for important legislation, in other words, to create a political revolution, if you like, and a revitalization of American democracy. Getting people active in the political process and fighting for a progressive agenda would be the most important goals I have.

When we talk about a progressive agenda, I'm talking about a national healthcare program that guarantees healthcare to all people; we are talking about fundamental changes in our economic trade policy -- doing away with our disastrous trade agreements that have cost us millions of decent-paying jobs; doing away with Bush's huge tax breaks for the wealthiest people in this country; protecting Social Security and expanding our safety net so that the elderly and low-income people can live with dignity; protecting our civil liberties, protecting our right to dissent; also addressing the very serious problem that I have spent a decent amount of time on in Congress, which is corporate control over the media -- how we create a media which informs people in a way consistent with a vibrant democracy, and we certainly don't have that right now.

At least Comrade Sanders is honest on what the Progressive Caucus is all about:which is promoting socialism.Yeh,I know it's politically incorrect to bring that up but what's the difference between Bernie Sanders' views and voting record and the rest of the Progressive Caucus? Or the New York Times editorial page?