Editor’s Picks: May 4th 2020

<p>A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, a <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2020/04/30/life-after-lockdowns" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">90% economy</a>—life after lockdowns will be hard in ways that are difficult to imagine today. Also, a <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2020/04/30/jair-bolsonaros-dangerous-divorce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bust-up</a> in Brasilia (10:10), and <a href="https://www.economist.com/books-and-arts/2020/05/02/solitude-has-always-been-both-a-blessing-and-a-curse" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">solitude</a> is both a blessing and a curse (17:25).</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions:</p><p><a href="http://www.economist.com/radiooffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.economist.com/radiooffer</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>