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 Now, we just need Congress to stop dragging their feet and remove an outdated deadline so equality can officially become the law of the land.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.

It’s easy to think that the fight to end corporate rule only happens in Washington. But the truth is, the strongest pressure doesn’t start inside the Capitol—it starts outside of it, in communities where people decide they’re done watching corporations write the rules.

Lives have already been lost — American service members and civilians in the region — while military operations move forward at accelerating speed.

This conflict is unfolding inside a political system shaped by Gulf sovereign wealth, multi-billion-dollar arms deals, expanded U.S. military aid to Israel, defense industry lobbying, and tens of millions in election spending.

The State of the Union was presented as a celebration of “strength” and “prosperity.”

But for millions of people struggling to pay rent, afford groceries, survive medical debt, or keep their farms and small businesses afloat, it sounded like something else entirely:

A victory speech for corporate America — and one filled with multiple false or misleading claims about the economy, jobs, inflation, immigration, and key policy outcomes, according to independent fact-checkers.

On March 28, millions across the country will rise in nonviolent action, demonstration, and protest for the next No Kings Day — a nationwide declaration that we reject authoritarianism, reject oligarchy, and reject a system that concentrates power in the hands of the few.

This is more than a protest - it’s a historic moment to stand up against the legal and corporate foundations of power that have enabled state terror, unchecked federal force, and an oligarchical regime that protects corporations over communities.

We honor the long history of collective action in this country - from the original Declaration of Independence’s promise of self-government to every movement that has ever demanded equity, dignity, and freedom. And now it’s our turn once more: to name the root of power, to dismantle the laws and systems that let corporate rule justify violence, and to build something better from the ground up.

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The flagship action will gather at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul — a powerful site of resistance where Minnesotans continue to demand justice after federal agents killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Across the country, communities will mobilize in solidarity.

But this moment is about more than protest. It is about vision.