Tess McClure

Contributing writer

Tess McClure is an editor and writer based in New York. She has reported for The Guardian, Vice, RNZ and Stuff.

Society
Nov 9, 2020

'Thank God, right?': New York erupts in joy and relief over Joe Biden's win

Yesterday's celebrations over Donald Trump's election loss were a rare moment of unalloyed joy in what has been a miserable year. But the happiness was tempered with fear for a bitterly divided nation.

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Politics
Nov 4, 2020

The unbearable anxiety of waiting for America's election

In the days leading up to election day, fear and uncertainty ripple through America. Tess McClure, a US-based New Zealand journalist, reports on the mood from Pennsylvania and New York.

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Society
Apr 12, 2020

The quiet city: A month in a transformed New York

The greatest of cities is rapidly becoming the most afflicted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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