What would seem familiar, given your work in covering the healthcare debate of the late 1940s?

Imagine that you are a political journalist in Washington, DC in 1949, and you have spent the last few years covering the debate over a national healthcare plan as a Cold War with the Soviet Union is brewing and American authorities are cracking down on anyone who is suspected of having communist sympathies. Through some freak accident, you are magically transported to the present-day, and have the chance to cover the protests against stay-at-home orders that are described in the LA Times article. What about the terms of the debate over local and state governments’ responses to the covid-19 pandemic would surprise you? What would seem familiar, given your work in covering the healthcare debate of the late 1940s? What would seem new or strange? Support your answer with evidence drawn from our readings for this week.