Here’s some reading material for you from items EPI’s research team skimmed through today:

• “State Trends in Premiums and Deductibles, 2003–2011: Eroding Protection and Rising Costs Underscore Need for Action” (Commonwealth Fund)
• “Dems hold the middle ground. GOP is on fringe.” (The Plum Line)
• “Right to Work” Isn’t a Civil Right. But Unionizing Should Be” (New Republic)
• “Former Bank of England Official Criticizes British Policies” (Economix)
• “Sheldon Adelson: ‘I’m Basically a Social Liberal‘” (Washington Wire)
• “AIG WRAP-UP: Treasury Sells Final Shares of AIG Common Stock, Positive Return on Overall $182 Billion AIG Commitment Is Now $22.7 Billion” (Treasury Department)