David Ost

Hi, I'm David Ost

David Ost is emeritus professor of Politics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges who has written widely on labor, politics, and the radical right in eastern Europe, with a focus on Poland. His books include Solidarity and the Politics of Anti-Politics, Workers After Workers’ States, The Defeat of Solidarity, and Class After Communism. He is currently completing a book (New Press, 2026) titled “Red Pill Politics: Right-Wing Populism from Fascism to Today.”

Poland’s Presidential Election, and the Dangerous, Uncertain Future

So how to make sense of last Sunday’s (June 1) Polish presidential elections, in which the candidate of the far-right, Karol Nawrocki of the Law and Justice Party... Read more.

Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the Left

In not recognizing multiple imperialisms, is the Left also guilty of Americocentrism? It is tough for leftists to be on the same side as the mainstream. We can easily... Read more.