Why is ratigan leaving msnbc

The money quote from Ratigan per Stelter :. But I do know, in order to figure it out, I have to dismount. Marketwatch's Jon Friedman suggested that Ratigan, whose sharp market knowledge, reformist sensibility, and "irreverent" style make him an up-and-coming cable star, could be fielding offers from other networks soon. But he also pointed out that Ratigan had made noise about writing a book. As he was leaving CNBC in , he told me, while we sipped cups of on coffee in his apartment in lower Manhattan, that he was strongly considering writing a book for children about the economy," Friedman writes.

Raise money, hire producers, and make content to play on the emotions of voters to make your opponent look worse than you. I always thought the choices available didn't reflect the potential leadership for this country. I worked for truth via journalism, and small business via veteran run farms. I thought that was enough. I was wrong. People are disgusted, but the indulgence of our disgust and the lack of leadership and seriousness in government, is something we can no longer allow.

But when the risks are high, the opportunity is equally high. I chose to resign from well paying, high profile jobs in and in because I objected to corruption — both financial and political. I will have more to say about the 3p time-slot in the coming weeks. Please join me in thanking Dylan and good luck to Martin and his team for what I know will be continued success at 4 p. I left a fifteen year career in financial journalism amid the crisis of I did this to join the traditional cable news ranks with a clear goal of revealing the ruthless truth about our biggest problems and telling the inspiring stories of those who are resolving them despite all odds.

After three years at MSNBC, two national roadshows and one book, and a couple of rants, my objections to our current political process and our dominance-at-all-costs culture that gives us all less, while we pay more is well documented.

They are pointing us — through their actions in history and today — on a clear mission — to seize new tools and take cultural risks to resolve our challenges. Bea Cohen, and millions of other women did this in the past.