Ara Balears in English - decrease

Not only the what, but also the how

Margalida Ramis — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:30:27 +0000

In my latest article, 'Beyond Growth', It argued that we live trapped in the capital-life conflict: a structural tension that transforms the economy into a machine of perpetual extraction while eroding the material and social foundations that sustain existence. This is the daily reality of an accelerated, precarious, and ecologically overwhelmed world, in which emergencies become chronic and politics often manages the symptoms while protecting the causes.

Hit rock bottom completely

Pau Torres — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:15:40 +0000

If you look at the press in this country, especially the main newspaper, you'll see how a certain type of news has intensified in recent weeks: news announcing that this year will be a bad tourist season. I'd say it's subtle, but it's anything but. It consists of a constant stream of "bad" news that, taken together, creates the feeling that we are in real danger of losing our main source of income and becoming even poorer. The theme is a recurring one, but it never ceases to surprise how the fear of losing the (little? Not much?) we have challenges any attempt to have a serious conversation about the importance we want tourism to have, what kind of tourism we want, etc. In short, it's business as usual.

Following Arran

Celestí Alomar — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:30:43 +0000

The self-proclaimed pro-independence organization Arran posted a video on social media that has sparked controversy and mixed reactions. The video includes images of graffiti on the facade of the Ministry of Tourism, with the slogan "guilty of our misery," and the burning of photographs of the regional president and several business leaders.