Using data from the World Bank, the analysts at Longitude, the magazine edited by Pialuisa Bianco, show that in spite of the economic crisis poverty is decreasing, even when the population is growing exponentially. May’s featured briefing discusses the difficulties of the conservatives in the United States, groping to find a feasible candidate to stand against Obama. The leading article features the NATO summit taking place on 20 and 21 May in Chicago. The French “run-off” vote, after the surprises of the first round of voting, a series of unique and dramatic photos showing daily life in Syria’s “civil war” and the regular features complete the new edition of Longitude, on sale at news-stands from 4 May 2012