Editor’s Picks: July 13th 2020

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, how <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/07/09/the-new-ideology-of-race" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">not to tackle </a>American racism, (10:28) a better way to <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/07/11/a-better-way-to-contain-irans-nuclear-programme" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">contain Iran</a>’s nuclear programme, (14:38) and the battle for <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2020/07/11/elon-masa-and-boris-in-low-earth-orbit " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">low-earth orbit</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: <a href="www.economist.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>