Editor’s Picks: September 20th 2021

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week,<a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2021/09/18/the-beguiling-promise-of-decentralised-finance?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 dream and danger of decentralised finance</a>, how <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/america-is-substantially-reducing-poverty-among-children/21804765?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">America is substantially reducing child poverty</a> (10:02) and <a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2021/09/18/if-you-like-dislike-like-maybe-like-think-again?utm_campaign=editors-picks&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_source=third-party-host&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">a defence of, like, “like”</a> (18:57)</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></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>