Economic Activism and Progressive Living

for people who want to go--whether it's "free" community college for a year, or a stipend for a certain amount of federal dollars for at least everyone's freshmen year to the school of their choice (provided they academically qualify--probably would be closest to what you describe in Germany), or more generous grants, or loans with income-adjusted repayment, or forgiveness for certain occupations in underserved areas, and so forth. The GI Bill/military service is also something young people should look at. I'm not a fan of loan forgiveness, however, and I'm really not a fan of trying to organize a wave of defaults.