In this week’s OtherWords editorial package, Raul A. Reyes contrasts Mitt Romney’s positions on immigration issues with the story of his family’s repeated migration across the U.S.-Mexican border, and Andrew Korfhage urges Americans to ditch disposable plastic bags.

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1. Deconstructing a Paul Ryan Sound Bite / Sam Pizzigati
2. Mitt Romney’s Mexican Roots / Raul A. Reyes
3. Stand up to Big Plastic / Andrew Korfhage
4. State Budget Battles are about More than Cutting Deficits / Michael B. Keegan
5. Debt Ceiling Kabuki / Donald Kaul
6. Tea Party Rebels Quickly Tamed / Jim Hightower
7. War Gets Easier All the Time / William A. Collins
8. Tea Partiers March to Lobbyists’ Tune / Khalil Bendib