I’m a writer and editor, mainly covering science. My work has appeared in The New Republic, The Baffler, Yale 360, and many other outlets.

I’m currently a fellow at Grist and an interviews editor at Full Stop. I worked previously in independent publishing, bookselling, and at many bars. I’m based in Philadelphia.

You can reach me here: mccarthy.ree@gmail.com

Or on Signal: ree.82

You can pitch an interview for Full Stop here: rebecca@full-stop.net

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Selected Clips

Power Struggle (Philadelphia Magazine)

Full Metal Racket (The New Republic)

Smoke Alarm (Grid Magazine)

Will Hydrogen Hubs Be a Clean Energy Boom or a Boondoggle? (Yale360)

War Machine Learning (The Baffler)

Everything Dies (The Baffler)

Deep Sea Rush (The Baffler)

Atlantic City Is Really Going Down This Time (Longreads)

Climate Messaging: A Case for Negativity (Longreads)

The State of the Bookstore Union (Longreads)

Ninety-Eight Years of Fallen Women (The Awl)

The Bodies Below the Bar (The Awl)