Editor’s Picks: September 13th 2021

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, America then and now: <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/09/11/the-real-lessons-from-9/11?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the bitter legacy of 9/11</a>. Why <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/09/11/why-nations-that-fail-women-fail?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">nations that fail women fail</a>, (9:42) and a forgotten <a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2021/09/11/the-forgotten-revolution-of-josiah-wedgwoods-pottery?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">revolution in pottery</a> (17:58)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Please subscribe to <em>The Economist</em> for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/podcastoffer?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/podcastoffer</a>&nbsp;</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>