May 15

Cover Story
How Gitmo Imprisoned Obama
Five years later, Guantánamo remains open. It is the president’s biggest failure. Now he tries to close it—again.
Entertainment
The Way They Hook Us—For 13 Hours Straight
Newsweek talks to the creators of today’s most addictive shows about what they’re doing to make sure we just can’t stop.
Thievery
(Some) Crime Pays
The new art of the heist.

How Gitmo Imprisoned Obama

Five years later, Guantánamo remains open. It is the president’s biggest failure. Now he tries to close it—again.

The Way They Hook Us—For 13 Hours Straight

By Andrew Romano

Newsweek talks to the creators of today’s most addictive shows about what they’re doing to make sure we just can’t stop.

(Some) Crime Pays

By Christopher Dickey

The new art of the heist.

Newsmakers

Cheat the week.

01 Captive to A Monster

02 Land of the Midnight Sun

03 Syria’s Bloodshed Spreads

04 Art in the City

05.15.13

Photosphere

Building Mosques for Peace

By Christopher Dickey

How religion prevents radicalism.