James Weinstein was born on July 17, 1926 in New York City, New York, USA. He is known for his work on The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (1999), Axis of Evil: Perforated Praeter Naturam (2004) and Seeing Red (1983). He was married to Beth Maschinot. He died on June 16, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Was founding editor and publisher of the progressive magazine 'In These Times' and also a expert in the history of leftist politics in the United States.