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Annual Award Programs

The Nation Institute is home to three major award programs, each designed to identify and recognize particularly compelling or courageous progressive voices. See below for information on the awards and application procedures.



The Ridenhour Prizes

Watch the video showcasing the past five years of The Ridenhour Prizes - past winners, presenters and the man in whose memory these awards were created, Ron Ridenhour.

The fifth annual Ridenhour Prizes were held on April 3 in Washington, D.C. The prize recipients are Bill Moyers (Courage Prize), James D. Scurlock for Maxed Out: Hard Times in the Age of Easy Credit (Book Prize) and Matthew Diaz (Prize for Truth-Telling).

Nominations are now open for the annual Ridenhour Prizes, which seek to discover and recognize those who persevere in acts of truth-telling that protect the public interest, advance or promote social justice and illuminate a more just vision of society. Winners are granted a $10,000 cash award and receive one of three different awards: The Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, The Ridenhour Book Prize, and The Ridenhour Courage Prize.

For information on how to nominate someone to receive a Ridenhour Prize, please visit the official website of The Ridenhour Prizes, www.ridenhour.org

Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative Citizenship

The Puffin Foundation Ltd. and The Nation Institute are the mutual sponsors of an annual award in the amount of $100,000 given to an individual who has challenged the status quo through distinctive, courageous, imaginative and socially responsible work of significance. Candidates are to be found in a broad range of occupations and pursuits, including academia, journalism, public health, literature, art, the environmental sciences, labor and the humanities. The prize is intended to encourage the recipients to continue their work, and to inspire others to challenge the prevailing orthodoxies they face in their careers. The 2006 Prize was awarded to Amy Goodman, producer of Democracy Now!

Click here for more information.

Robert Masur Fellowship in Civil Liberties

This fellowship, established in memory of civil rights attorney Robert Masur, is granted to a distinguished first-year law student undertaking research or an internship in civil rights or civil liberties. The fellowship for 2007 is granted to Staci Rubin. Ms. Rubin will spend her summer in New York City, working on prisoners rights advocacy. The Institute congratulates Ms. Rubin and wishes her success in all of her future endeavors.

Click here for more information and how to apply.

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Blackwater

The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
(paperback edition)

By Jeremy Scahill

On September 16, 2007, Blackwater Worldwide mercenaries opened fire in Baghdad's Nisour Square, killing 17 Iraqi civilians, among them women and children. In this fully revised and updated paperback, award-winning investigative reporter Jeremy Schaill reveals the explosive story of the company that has become the new face of the U.S. war machine.

Jeremy Scahill recently won the prestigious 2007 George Polk Book Award. More


Paolo Pellegrin Exhibition at Midtown Gallery

June 5 - July 19 | Midtown Manhattan, East Side
Bonni Benrubi Gallery on 41E 57th St is showing photographs by Institute Fellow Paolo Pellegrin as part of an exhibition titled "Witness to History."

July 5 - 6
Kristal Brent Zook on Air America
(Air America and WWRL in NYC)
Nation Books author Kristal Brent Zook will discuss minority media ownership on Saturday, July 5, at 11 a.m. EST on Air America. The program, Black Politics with Chris Owens, will re-air on Sunday, July 6, at 7 a.m. in New York on AM 1600 (WWRL). Kristal Brent Zook is the author of I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African-Owned Television and Radio. MORE

July 6 - 11
Kristal Brent Zook on PBS
(UNC-TV)
Nation Books author Kristal Brent Zook be the featured guest on UNC-TV's weekly public affairs program, Black Issues Forum, a PBS affiliate. The program airs on Sunday, July 6, at 4.30 p.m. and will be re-broadcast on Friday, July 11, at 1.30 a.m. Kristal Brent Zook is the author of I See Black People: The Rise and Fall of African-Owned Television and Radio. MORE

July 7
Esther Kaplan on the Peter B. Collins Show
(960 AM)
Listen to Investigative Fund Editor Esther Kaplan discuss the labor battle over nurses on the Peter B. Collins show here. MORE

July 9 | 1 pm
Kai Wright on WNYE
(WNYE)
Listen to investigative journalist and author of The Subprime Swindle on WNYE radio on Wednesday, July 9, at 1 p.m. In New York City, the program will be broadcast on 91.5 FM. MORE

July 9
Journalism Conference 2008
(Washington, D.C.)
Listen to Institute Fellows Ari Berman and Amy Alexander, investigative journalist Nomi Prins and other Nation folks speak at the Journalism Conference 2008, sponsored by the Center for American Progress and The Nation magazine. The conference will be held at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H Street, NW, 10th floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. More information here. MORE


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