''Satya'' was an American monthly magazine which covered

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and

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issues. It was co-founded by Beth Gould and Martin Rowe in 1994 and released its final issue in 2007. Scholar

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says ''Satya'' became the main journal that promoted

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after the demise of '' The Animals' Agenda'' in 2002. The magazine was available free at restaurants and health food stores in

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and its content was eclectic, blending lifestyle articles with political and intellectual ones, and tackling both animal rights and social justice issues. ''Satya'' was named for

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's philosophy of

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and its stated mission was to increase "dialogue among activists from diverse backgrounds and engaging readers in ways to integrate compassion into their daily lives." Regular contributors to ''Satya'' included scholar

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and author Mark Hawthorne.

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author pattrice jones wrote her 2007 book ''Aftershock: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World'' after an article she wrote for the magazine. Among the many other authors and activists who collaborated with ''Satya'' are

Peter Singer Peter Albert David Singer (born 6 July 1946) is an Australian moral philosopher, currently the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He specialises in applied ethics and approaches ethical issues from a secular, ...

Carol J. Adams Carol J. Adams (born 1951) is an American writer, feminist, and animal rights advocate. She is the author of several books, including '' The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory'' (1990) and ''The Pornography of Meat'' ...

Matt Ball Matthew Michael Ball (born 1968) is an American animal activist. He is co-founder and President of One Step for Animals. Previously, he was Director of Engagement and Outreach at Farm Sanctuary, and before that, Senior Advisor for VegFund. In 1 ...

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, John Robbins and

Will Potter Will Potter is an American investigative journalist and public speaker. From 2016 to 2017, he was the Marsh Visiting Professor of Journalism at the University of Michigan. He has written for several publications, including the ''Chicago Tribune' ...

. In 1999, Martin Rowe edited the book ''The Way of Compassion: Survival Strategies for a World in Crisis'' based on the work of ''Satya''. It was well received by scholar

Richard Foltz Richard Foltz is a Canadian scholar of American origin. He is a specialist in the history of Iranian civilization—what is sometimes referred to as "Greater Iran". He has also been active in the areas of environmental ethics and animal rights. ...

. Authors

Pete McCormack Pete McCormack (born January 27, 1965) is a Canadian author, filmmaker, screenwriter and musician. He is best known for directing the Academy Award short-listed documentary Facing Ali and the Leacock Award-nominated novel Understanding Ken. He i ...

and pattrice jones praised ''Satyas approach and articles. Legal scholar Gary Francione criticized it for focusing on animal welfare politics instead of abolitionist veganism, which, according to him, is the only effective strategy to reduce systematic

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. For their part, moral philosopher

and author

Bruce Friedrich Bruce Gregory Friedrich (born August 7, 1969) is co-founder and president of The Good Food Institute (GFI), a Y Combinator funded non-profit that promotes plant- and cell-based alternatives to animal products. He is also a co-founder of the alte ...

wrote an article in ''Satya'' pointing out that countries with stronger animal welfare laws have also higher rates of

veganism Veganism is the practice of abstaining from the use of animal product—particularly in diet—and an associated philosophy that rejects the commodity status of animals. An individual who follows the diet or philosophy is known as a vegan. ...

and vegetarianism, and that their implementation has placed the issue before millions of people as important.

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