Ms. FALL 2008 ISSUE

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Letters	Keeping Score
National	Global
The Old Boys Club Finding the Win-Win YouProf Lullabies Behind Bars Last Resort on Trial A Man of Principle? Short Takes Calendar	Feminist Past, Frustrating Present A Blow to Women (and Democracy) Have They Forgotten the Kama Sutra? Back of the Bus Onward, Feministas! Unsung Hero Champion of Women Short Takes
FEATURES
Cover Story Suze Orman’s Bottom Line | Martha Burk The financial guru tells us how to empower ourselves during this economic downturn. Jobs, Jobs, Jobs! | JULIANNE MALVEAUX A college president who’s also an economist has some smart ideas (tax credits! education! health! public works!) for jump-starting the faltering U.S. economy. The Scandal of Military Rape | HELEN BENEDICT What will it take to protect U.S. servicewomen from sexual assaults and their subsequent cover-ups? Misleading the Faithful | BILL FROGAMENI The Catholic Church still clings to its 1968 prohibition of the Pill—even though the rule causes incalculable harm in developing countries and most U.S. Catholics ignore it. Dangerous Masquerade | ELIZABETH ZWERLING On a mission to eliminate reproductive choice, so-called crisis pregnancy centers are taking in millions of government dollars—and unsuspecting college students.
DEPARTMENTS
Law Less Gain, More Pain | JUSTINE ANDRONICI & DEBRA S. KATZ During an economic crunch, women workers shouldn’t have to face more bias than usual. Women's Studies Out-of-the-Box Education | ELLEN G. FRIEDMAN An innovative New Jersey program takes women’s studies back to elementary school. Health Like a Natural Woman | ANN FRIEDMAN What’s the real story behind period-suppressing contraceptives? Fiction Hair | CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE A fable of Nigeria written by the recently named 2008 MacArthur Genius Fellow.	Book Reviews Veronica I. Arreola on Jaclyn Friedman and Jessica Valenti’s Yes Means Yes! Visions of Female Sexual Power and a World Without Rape Marilyn Sanders Mobley on Toni Morrison’s A Mercy Valerie Grim on bell hooks’ Belonging: A Culture of Place Karen Offen on Marilyn French’s From Eve to Dawn: A History of Women in the World Jennifer Leaning, M.D., on Halima Bashir and Damien Lewis’ Tears of the Desert: A Memoir of Survival in Darfur Bookmarks Great reads for fall 2008 DVD Watch Feminist films available for home viewing Backtalk Let’s Legalize Safe Communities! | MONIQUE HARDEN No Comment