What if the systems shaping our lives aren’t broken—but working exactly as designed?

On April 22, we’re hosting a virtual movie night featuring the powerful documentary:

Movie Night: American Oligarchy

Across the country, Move to Amend affiliates and volunteers continue to do the kind of work that rarely makes headlines—but is essential to building a movement capable of lasting change. It’s happening in community meetings, at public hearings, in conversations with neighbors, and in the steady expansion of a coalition that understands the root of the problem.

Thank you again for being part of No Kings Day 3.

Across the country — in big cities and small towns alike — people stepped into the streets, into public squares, into community spaces… and into something bigger than themselves.

Strangers became allies.
Conversations turned into clarity.
And a shared feeling rippled through it all:

We are not alone — and we are not powerless.

Now the question is: how do we turn that moment into momentum?

March is Women’s Month — a time to celebrate the people who’ve worked for generations to bring us closer to true equality. So first, a huge shout-out to our friends and allies with the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Coalition, who are still leading the way to making equal rights a real part of our Constitution.

Here’s something that might surprise you: women still don’t have guaranteed equal rights under the Constitution. And you’re not alone if that’s news — 76% of people in the U.S. think we already do, and 97% agree we should.

The ERA (the 28^th Amendment) was first approved by Congress in 1972 and needed 38 states to ratify it. It took longer than expected, but thanks to Nevada (2017), Illinois (2018), and Virginia (2020), that 38-state milestone has finally been reached. Now, we just need Congress to stop dragging their feet and remove an outdated deadline so equality can officially become the law of the land.

No Kings Day of Action Toolkit: Bring the We the People Amendment Into Your Community

How did corporations gain constitutional rights in the first place?

It was never voted on..
There was no national debate.
No constitutional amendment.

Yet today, corporations can claim constitutional protections and spend unlimited money in elections.

How did that happen?

Understanding the answer reveals how power in America has evolved.

While communities face rising energy bills, climate disasters, unaffordable healthcare and shrinking public budgets, oil and gas corporations are thriving — propped up by tens of billions in federal subsidies.

How much public money are they receiving?

That depends on how you count.

Conservative estimates of direct federal subsidies — including tax breaks, discounted leasing rates, royalty reductions, and industry-specific deductions — place fossil fuel support at roughly $30–35 billion per year, a sharp increase from prior years after additional subsidies and favorable provisions were expanded in 2025

But broader analyses that include state and local incentives, indirect supports, and systemic advantages put the number far higher — often cited around $80 billion annually or more.

And if you include the true societal costs — public health impacts, climate damage, environmental cleanup, and military expenditures tied to securing global oil supply — economists estimate the effective public cost climbs into the hundreds of billions per year.