J. Ellsworth<p>Rachel Maddow called seniors fighting to protect Social Security “the new political leadership in this country.” </p><p>That’s powerful framing: it flips the script from protest to power, from grievance to governance. </p><p>When officials sit idle, it’s those in the streets who lead. And it's working.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FramingMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FramingMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeadershipFromBelow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LeadershipFromBelow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RachelMaddow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RachelMaddow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MovementPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MovementPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Leadership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leadership</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Grassroots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grassroots</span></a></p>