This week on the Jacobin Show, we discuss Jacobin's latest issue, The New Empire, with two contributors.

Features editor and host of Long Reads Daniel Finn joins us to discuss globalization, imperialism, and left internationalism.

Read “Their Internationalism and Ours”: https://jacobin.com/2026/09/their-internationalism-and-ours

Virgilio Urbina Lazardi joins us to discuss his critique of Thomas Piketty’s proposals for global redistribution.

Read “Thomas Piketty’s Utopian Socialism”: https://jacobin.com/2026/09/thomas-pikettys-utopian-socialism

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David speaks to Andre Pagliarini, professor at Louisiana State University and a contributor to Jacobin and Catalyst, about the elections in Brazil, if Lula can still win the presidency, and what lesson we can all take from Lula’s political project.

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This is the audio version of a video from October 9, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

Matt and David break down Netanyahu’s appearance in New York City and the protests that met him. We also answer: Should socialists reclaim efficiency, and why is sports gambling such a problem for working-class politics?

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This is the audio version of a video from September 25, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag