The author of this particular article is Harold Meyerson. The article appeared in the Washington Post, in the Opinion section. The title of the article is, "It's not about socialism, it's about rescuing capitalism." It was published on March 4th, 2009.
It was written to inform every one that socialism is not bad, but a new way to run America. Our old system is not working that well, look at what is going on today. It is arguing that Obama is trying to help in new in ways that we are used too. But that is exactly what we need right now. A change of pace, and new beginning. I put all my faith in Obama, I feel he is going to try and help Americas help with all his power.
The audience it is directed towards is those who oppose socialism. The author just wants to prove that it can and has worked in the past. He also points out other countries that have failed that have the same system as we do now. These include Germany and many other European countries.
