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100 Questions and Answers Veterans: A Guide for Civilians

Veteran suicides ‘a national crisis’

This month, three veterans have their taken lives at veterans facilities in five days, drawing attention to what one congressman has called a national crisis. Three similar events happened in the first three months of the year, whether as acts … Continue reading

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Game of Thrones and Buddhism: Surprising connections

When the Michigan State University J-School creates Bias Busters guides, we try to be on top of the news, answering questions people have at the time. When college campuses erupted in protests about the treatment of African Americans, we were … Continue reading

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Bias Busters diversity quiz tests your cultural competence IQ

Welcome to the Bias Busters site. This connects to guides that answer more than 1,500 questions that everyone wonders about, but that they may be reluctant to ask because they don’t want to bruise feelings or appear to not know … Continue reading

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Just released: 100 Questions and Answers About Veterans

“100 Questions and Answers About Veterans: A Guide for Civilians” is now available. The guide was produced in the Michigan State University School of Journalism with significant help from journalists and veterans around the country. The guide, the eighth in … Continue reading

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