Editor’s picks: July 11th 2019

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: could America’s <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/07/11/americas-expansion-is-now-the-longest-on-record" target="_blank">longest economic expansion</a> on record be coming to an end? How <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2019/07/13/indias-hunt-for-illegal-immigrants-is-aimed-at-muslims" target="_blank">India’s hunt for “illegal immigrants”</a> is aimed at Muslims, including many citizens (09:20). And, employers are wrongly looking for <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2019/07/11/the-absurd-language-used-by-job-adverts" target="_blank">superhero candidates</a> (14:30).</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>