Trump's 'Homeland empire'
Trump's 'Homeland empire' 37:21 Leila Barghouty Meghna Chakrabarti April 02, 2026 A group of undocumented migrants is deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, Friday, March 13, 2026. Dozens of migrants from countries including Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti, China, Guatemala and El Salvador were handed over to Mexican authorities. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez) Mass deportations, smash and grab wars, attacks on domestic civil rights, the hijacking of the economy. Professor Nikhil Pal Singh asks: What if President Donald Trump’s ramping up of militarism at home and abroad is part of a bigger strategy? Guests Nikhil Pal Singh , professor of social and cultural analysis and history at New York University. Author of the essay, Homeland Empire published in Equator. The version of our broadcast available at the top of this page and via podcast apps is a condensed version of the full show. You ca...