Editor’s picks: August 1st 2019

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the collapse of the Amazon, which is home to 40% of <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/08/01/deathwatch-for-the-amazon" target="_blank">Earth’s rainforest</a>, would be felt far beyond Brazil’s borders. America’s central bank has <a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2019/08/01/the-fed-cuts-rates-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade" target="_blank">cut rates</a> for the first time in more than a decade (9:40). And, <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2019/08/03/the-foodoo-economics-of-meal-delivery" target="_blank">meal delivery</a> is anything but a tasty business (15:20)</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>