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Dean Obeidallah

MSNBC Columnist

Dean Obeidallah, a lawyer, hosts "The Dean Obeidallah Show" on SiriusXM radio's Progress channel. He has written for The Daily Beast, CNN.com and other publications and is a co-creator of the annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.

Dean Obeidallah, a lawyer, hosts "The Dean Obeidallah Show" on SiriusXM radio's Progress channel. He has written for The Daily Beast, CNN.com and other publications and is a co-creator of the annual New York Arab-American Comedy Festival.

Latest from Dean Obeidallah

22d ago

The tricky legal question at the center of the Trump mug shot cash grab

After turning himself in to Georgia authorities, Donald Trump wasted no time in turning his mug shot photo into a massive moneymaker.
30d ago

Fani Willis is not playing with Donald Trump. Or his codefendants.

After arrest of Donald Trump and his mug shot, it's clear Fani Willis means “no one is above the law" in Georgia. Mark Meadows and Jeffrey Clark can confirm.
77d ago

On LGBTQ issues, my fellow Muslims should balance faith with solidarity

When my fellow Muslims pile onto the GOP’s anti-LGBTQ bigotry, it reaffirm their hate. We should show solidarity to other marginalized groups, not worsen their burden.
120d ago

Conservatives are making Pride merch 'toxic.' Their real goal is much worse.

Target boycott for its Pride Month merchandise shows a disturbing pattern of the anti-LGBTQ GOP and conservatives demonizing already marginalized groups.
165d ago

We should be able to sue gun-makers — even when their guns work as designed

Multiple lawsuits say the SIG Sauer P320 handgun discharged without a pull on the trigger. But gun manufacturers are generally shielded from being sued.
183d ago

Trump's rhetoric is already dangerous. Taking it to Waco is an escalation.

Trump is set to hold his first big campaign rally in Waco since announcing his presidential run on the 30th anniversary of the Branch Davidian standoff.
202d ago

The violence in the West Bank can't be met with American inaction

The Israeli settler attack on Hawara in the West Bank has been praised by members of the far-right Israel Cabinet including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
213d ago

Mark Brnovich sacrificed his integrity for Trump — and got nothing in return

The former Arizona attorney general is a glaring example of the corrupting influence that comes with wooing Trump and the supporters who believe his lies.
226d ago

Trump's past attempts to silence Chrissy Teigen just backfired — very publicly

Trump's Twitter spats came back to haunt him in a Republican-led hearing that unearthed a past attempt to get the FBI to delete a tweet by model Chrissy Teigen.
248d ago

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s rationale for targeting Ilhan Omar isn’t believable

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has vowed to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.