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Interesting Things Around the Internet

• What if you could tell people were uninsured just by looking at them? You’d know how widespread the problem is, that’s for sure.
• Paul Starr points to some dangers that have to be avoided in designing a public health insurance plan.
• Washington Post: Recovery’s Missing Ingredient: New Jobs. As Atrios asked, is it really a recovery without jobs?
• We read so many personal stories showing how important real health care reform is. And it’s important to keep reading them and keep promoting them until we have real reform. Christy Hardin Smith at Firedoglake has one, with a call to action.
• Another big ground beef recall. You notice how overwhelmingly it’s the cheaper foods that get recalled—food safety has to be seen as a working families issue.