The author of this article, J. Preston Whitt, is a research associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs in Washington, D.C, according to verifiable sources. This article is informative and has lots of useful information about both the past and present of socialism, as well as an extremely current date stamp and verified sources that are cited in a biography with an external link. It is organized and flows nicely, and has links to other reputable sources with similar topics.