James Weinstein (author)
James "Jimmy" Weinstein (1926–2005) was an American historian and journalist best known as the founder and publisher of In These Times, a progressive magazine started in 1976 in Chicago, Illinois. Weinstein was a lifelong socialist. He frequently wrote about early 20th-century American socialism.
Biography[]
James Weinstein, known to his friends as "Jimmy," was born in New York City on July 17, 1926.
Weinstein served in the US Navy. Afterward he used the GI Bill to earn a degree in government from Cornell University in 1949. He later attended Columbia University, obtaining a master's degree in history.
As a young man, Weinstein was an active supporter of Henry Wallace's 1948 presidential bid on the Progressive Party ticket, a campaign strongly backed by the Communist Party. However, Weinstein later became critical of "third party" strategies and would encourage the American Left to work within the Democratic Party.
Weinstein became a prominent figure among left-wing Democrats in his adopted home of Chicago, Illinois, where he founded the progressive magazine In These Times in 1976 and it is still headquartered. He was aided by activist Julian Bond, and intellectuals Noam Chomsky and Herbert Marcuse, both teaching at the University of Chicago at the time.[1]
Weinstein wrote numerous history books, including The Decline of Socialism in America, The Corporate Ideal in the Liberal State, and The Long Detour: The History and Future of the American Left. He also founded the journals Studies on the Left and Socialist Revolution (later renamed Socialist Review and ultimately Radical Society). He was one of the founders of Modern Times Bookstore in San Francisco, California.
Weinstein was a committed fan of the Chicago Cubs and enjoyed experimenting with culinary recipes.
He died in Chicago on June 16, 2005, at the age of 78.
Works[]
- "Radicalism in the Midst of Normalcy," Journal of American History, vol. 52, no. 4 (March 1966), pp. 773–790. In JSTOR
- The Decline of Socialism in America, 1912-1925. New York: Monthly Review Press, 1967.
- The Corporate Idea in the Liberal State, 1900-1918. Boston: Beacon Press, 1968.
- The Communists of the 1930s and the New Left. With Max Gordon. New York: Viewpoint Publishing Group, 1976.
References[]
- ^ Bill Bigelow; Bob Peterson (January 1, 2002). Rethinking Globalization: Teaching for Justice in an Unjust World. Rethinking Schools. p. 380. ISBN 978-0-942961-28-7. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
External links[]
- In These Times
- "Stopping the Drive to War" by James Weinstein
- James Weinstein's Web Site at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- An obituary by Miles Harvey
- Associated Press, "Obituary: James Weinstein", belleville.com
- An obituary by Doug Ireland
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