Editor’s Picks: May 29th 2023

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of <em>The Economist</em>. This week, why Donald Trump is very likely to be the <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/05/25/donald-trump-is-very-likely-to-be-the-republican-nominee?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Republican nominee for president</a>, how to fix <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/05/25/how-to-fix-the-nhs?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Britain’s National Health Service</a> (09:55) and companies’ <a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2023/05/25/why-are-corporate-retreats-so-extravagant?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=editorspicks&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"away days"</a> are getting unnecessarily creative (17:15).</p><br><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><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>